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Shadrack Sibiya remanded in custody

Suspended SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya remains remanded in custody as he faces charges including rape and human trafficking at the Randburg Magistrate's Court.

More woes: After months of allegations against him before the Madlanga commission and Parliament, suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya found himself in trouble yet again. This time for alleged sexual grooming, human trafficking and rape. Photo: Armand Hough/Independent Newspapers

Rot of the top cops

The arrest of suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and explosive testimonies at the Madlanga Commission have exposed the deep-seated corruption and…

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

More woes for Mchunu as police seize cellphone at his KZN family home for the second time

Police have executed a search and seizure warrant at the KwaZulu-Natal residence of on-leave Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, confiscating a cellphone amid escalating investigations.

Suspended Deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya. Photo: X

Top cop Sibiya detained on charges of sexual grooming and rape

Suspended deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has appeared in court on charges including rape and child trafficking, and will remain in custody pending a bail hearing.

Mchunu link battle splits police inquiry

Parliament's police ad hoc committee is divided along party lines over allegations linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to alleged cartel kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala…

KZN Hawks boss says Mchunu put pressure on him to implicate Mkhwanazi in police shootings

KZN Hawks head Deenadayalan Govender testified before the Madlanga commission that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu pressured him to implicate provincial police…

Matlala pins blame on Mkhwanazi

Testifying before the commission of inquiry, alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala challenged KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's version of their secret…

Sweetheart deal: Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala agreed to be called by the  state to testify in subsequent cases, including against his co-accused. Photo: File

Matlala remains mum on police connections

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has refused to answer questions regarding his ties to top SAPS officials and pending IDAC investigations, asserting his right against self-incrimination.

Adams accuses Mkhwanazi and Khumalo of abusing power

National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams told the Madlanga Commission that his role in reporting allegations involving Crime Intelligence was limited to that of a complainant…

It is imperative that we break the silence and change the narrative of black women who enter academic spaces.(Hannah McKay/Reuters)

Patronage in Academia Is Destroying Our Universities While the Country Looks Away

While the Madlanga Commission exposes deep rot in SAPS, a parallel crisis of patronage and ethical collapse is silently destroying South African academia. This article argues…

Adams admits he misled Madlanga Commission and had received summons

National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams conceded that he misled the Madlanga Commission when he testified that he had not seen the request to testify on 3 October 2025,…

Matlala refuses to answer Medicare24 questions at Madlanga Commission

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala asserted privilege over the R360 million Medicare24 contract and denied any connection with suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and deputy crime…

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Competing Truths and the Elusive Author: Rereading the Madlanga Commission through Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author

This article draws parallels between Luigi Pirandello's play, 'Six Characters in Search of an Author,' and the ongoing Madlanga Judicial Commission of Inquiry in South Africa. It…

Johnson sidelined senior prosecutors in Crime Intelligence arrests, commission hears

Advocate Peter Serunye, a deputy director of public prosecutions at Idac, testified before the Madlanga Commission, alleging that former Idac head Andrea Johnson sidelined senior…

Scapegoat: Prosecutor Drushanta Ramsamy says former Idac head Andrea Johnson attempted to shift responsibility for irregularities onto her. Photo: Screenshots of Madlanga Commission proceedings

Prosecutor turns on former Idac chief

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) prosecutor Drushanta Ramsamy has accused former Idac head Andrea Johnson and senior investigator Dylan Perumal of…