{"id":44977,"date":"2026-09-08T17:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=44977"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:39:13","slug":"sa-advocates-for-transformation-condemn-threats-against-senior-advocates-linked-to-inquiry-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-advocates-for-transformation-condemn-threats-against-senior-advocates-linked-to-inquiry-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Advocates for Transformation condemn threats against senior advocates linked to inquiry commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Khumalo is currently serving as a Commissioner on the Madlanga Judicial Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating allegations of criminality, corruption and political interference within South Africa\u2019s criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to AFT, the threats were communicated through multiple cellular phone numbers and appear to be linked to disciplinary proceedings involving a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates (JSA).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The organisation said a preliminary inquiry had traced the threats to matters arising from professional misconduct proceedings within the legal profession.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the disciplinary process, Khumalo chaired the JSA Professional Committee and served on the JSA Bar Council after being nominated by the society.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>AFT said the intimidation of legal practitioners performing professional duties posed a threat to the integrity of disciplinary and oversight processes within the profession.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The organisation expressed concern that attempts to intimidate senior advocates could undermine accountability mechanisms and the independence of legal institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;SABC\/ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-44977","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"South Africa's (SA) Advocates for Transformation (AFT) has condemned what it describes as escalating threats and intimidation directed at National Chairperson Advocate Myron Dewrance SC and Advocate Sandile Khumalo SC.","published_date":"","news_description":"South Africa's (SA) Advocates for Transformation (AFT) has condemned what it describes as escalating threats and intimidation directed at National Chairperson Advocate Myron Dewrance SC and Advocate Sandile Khumalo SC.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44978,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/44977\/revisions\/44978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=44977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}