The Madlanga Commission has postponed suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Major-General Feroz Khan’s testimony to 28 September 2026, attaching strict conditions after he failed to appear on 1 September citing hospital readmission. Khan will only be excused from the September hearing if he undergoes an independent medical assessment by a specialist agreed on by his legal team and the commission’s evidence leaders by 8 September.
The specialist must submit a report by 15 September confirming whether Khan is medically unable to testify, according to reporting by Mail & Guardian, SABC News, and The Citizen. Khan must also submit his outstanding sworn statement by 18 September, a deadline the commission set regardless of the medical outcome.
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga delivered the ruling on 1 September, rejecting any open-ended postponement. “The hearing of Major-General Feroz Khan’s evidence is postponed to Monday, 28 September 2026 at 09h30, at which hearing Major-General Feroz Khan shall be required to appear and testify in person,” Madlanga said, as reported by Mail & Guardian.
The commission’s concern stems from questions about altered or backdated sick notes raised during related proceedings. The independent assessment approach mirrors a process previously used in the matter involving North-West businessman Suliman Carrim, according to The Citizen.
Madlanga ruled that Khan’s medical condition may be disclosed but details of his diagnosis, treatment, and family circumstances must remain confidential. “General Khan’s condition must be disclosed, but what must not be disclosed are the details concerning that condition,” Madlanga said, as reported by The Citizen.
Khan’s lawyer, Muhammed Vally, told the commission his legal team did not object to the independent assessment. “We, in principle, don’t object to having that solution imposed simply because we believe that it is a means to an end,” Vally said, according to The Citizen.
The case has drawn national attention because Khan is a senior officer in South Africa’s police intelligence apparatus, an institution repeatedly scrutinised for accountability failures. The Madlanga Commission’s final report is due on 16 November 2026, meaning any further delays in Khan’s testimony could compress the timeline for the commission to complete its findings.
Claims circulating in some reports about Khan’s personal messages and links to a narcotics consignment have not been independently verified by the commission record or multiple credible sources. Cape Flats News has not confirmed these allegations and will not report them as established fact.
What remains unknown is whether the independent specialist will clear Khan to testify or confirm a medical inability to appear. The next verified development is expected by 8 September, when the specialist must be agreed on, and Cape Flats News journalist Nadia Jacobs will check for updates from the commission on that date.