The last minute medical postponement by the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Advocate Andrea Johnson, has added to a trend of witnesses falling ill just before they are scheduled to testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

The head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Advocate Andrea Johnson, has become the ninth witness to delay her testimony due to health issues.

Her sudden absence disrupted the Madlanga Commission inquiry's tight schedule just as she was set to face intensive questioning regarding allegations of improper conduct and interference involving suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Major-General Feroz Khan in 2018.

The commission was informed that she had been rushed to hospital just before the proceedings on Monday morning.

The commission’s chair retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga openly condemned the submitted medical certificate calling it “useless” because it provided absolutely no descriptive information about the medical condition.