Media Statement

Minister Kubayi appoints Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara as Acting Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC)

03 September 2026

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi, has in consultation with the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andy Mothibi, appointed Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara as the Acting Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) until the position is filled.

Advocate Vanara takes over the reigns at the IDAC after the resignation of Advocate Andrea Johnson. He is a Senior executive and accomplished legal, governance and regulatory leader with more than 25 years progressive experience across state institutions, state-owned enterprises, Parliament and other complex and highly regulated environments. He previously served as the Group executive: Legal, Governance & Regulatory at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), with earlier senior leadership experience at the Parliament of South Africa and across pension fund, audit and risk, ethics and governance structures.

He holds a B. Proc qualification from Vista University, LLB and LLM qualifications from the University of Free State.

Advocate Vanara currently serves at the executive level as Chief legal Counsel of the Special investigating Unit (SIU), providing strategic leadership across the organization, with specific focus on civil litigation and asset recovery, corporate legal services, legal support to investigations as well as legal compliance management. He will join the IDAC on secondment basis and assumes the responsibilities of the Acting Head of IDAC with immediate effect.

The Minister wishes Advocate Vanara well in his new role and has expressed full confidence in his ability to discharge his responsibilities with integrity and conscientiousness.
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ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA