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Witness D’s car.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says more effort must be directed towards witness protection.
Speaking on the sidelines of COSATU’s 40th Anniversary rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto today, the President reflected on last night’s fatal shooting of the Madlanga commission’s witness D, who has since been identified as Marius van der Merwe.
President @CyrilRamaphosa offers his deep condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mr Marius van der Merwe, a Brakpan-based security industry member and former Ekhurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department official who recently testified before the Madlanga Commission.…
— The Presidency 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) December 6, 2025
Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences and says he will expect a full report on the findings of the investigation.
“We are devastated by his killing, and I’ve said to the minister, they must make sure that the investigation is thorough; they must leave no stone unturned until we find the perpetrators of this heinous crime. It’s not acceptable that witnesses who are unravelling things and coming out with the truth of what has been happening, the rot that has been prevalent in our security cluster, are now, as they tell the truth, getting killed themselves, because this is going to deter many other witnesses from coming forward.”
WATCH | President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern over the killing of Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, saying it will deter others from appearing before the Madlanga Commission to testify. He stressed that such incidents cannot be allowed to continue. pic.twitter.com/tcWvCSxKUA
— SABC News (@SABCNews) December 6, 2025
