Image: @EFFSouthAfricaSource: TwitterJOHANNESBURG — EFF leader Julius Malema took questions at a party media briefing in Sandton on 30 July 2026, pushing back against scrutiny of his earlier comparison between former Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Andrea Johnson and struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. According to Newzroom Afrika, Malema was clear that his original remarks applied exclusively to Johnson's presentation before Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee, not her subsequent appearance at the Madlanga Commission. Malema absent from commission proceedingsThe EFF leader disclosed that he had not personally followed Johnson's testimony at the Madlanga Commission. On the Ad Hoc Committee, Malema said the body is in the final stages of its work and is currently drafting its report. He noted that the two separate processes, the Ad Hoc Committee and the Madlanga Commission, may ultimately produce reports with differing conclusions, since each is built on a distinct evidentiary record.