In the news today, North West businessman and alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi’s bail appeal has been denied. Meanwhile, the Madlanga commission grilled former Independent Directorate Against Corruption head Advocate Andrea Johnson about the ‘calculated’ arrest of suspended national police commissioner Fannie Masemola. Brown Mogotsi’s bail appeal dismissed by high courtOupa Brown Mogotsi appears at Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on 28 May 2026. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that Mogotsi’s leave to appeal application against the earlier bail decision was unsuccessful. “The high court found that he failed to present any new facts to justify reconsideration of bail and dismissed the appeal.”