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National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola.

Fannie Masemola to resume duties as national police commissioner

General Fannie Masemola will resume his duties as national police commissioner after President Cyril Ramaphosa lifted his precautionary suspension following the withdrawal of…

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

Recording played in Sibiya bail hearing raises questions about alleged criminal connections

A recorded conversation played during Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing has introduced explosive claims involving businessman Serge Cabonge, connections to the Madlanga Commission,…

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. (X)

Mr M has 300 recordings of Sibiya, court hears

The Randburg Magistrate's Court heard that the father of a teenage girl whom suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya allegedly groomed holds nearly 300…

It was alleged that Snyman gave Khomotso Phahlane and his wife vehicles

IDAC withdraws R191m blue-lights case against Phahlane

The Independent Directorate Against Corruption has provisionally withdrawn the R191 million blue-lights corruption case against former acting police commissioner Khomotso…

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. (X)

Sibiya’s two-front war to remain in the SAPS and out of jail

Suspended deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya faces parallel legal battles: a SAPS disciplinary process over alleged links to criminal networks and a criminal case…

The president: Joe Sibanyoni claims payments described by Ntuli as protection money were instead linked to local business support.

The extortionists along Moloto Road

WhatsApp messages exposed at the Madlanga Commission reveal how Mpumalanga taxi bosses Joe Sibanyoni and Bafana Sindane allegedly ran an extortion racket targeting contractors…

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…

Cat Matlala’s wife charged with fraud as SIU cracks down on private security regulator

Tsakane Matlala, wife of alleged cartel leader Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, has been granted R20,000 bail in a fraud and corruption case amid a wider SIU crackdown on the private…

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.

National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola.

Masemola charges withdrawn as NPA investigates IDAC

The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has formally withdrawn charges against suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola after an NPA review found insufficient evidence to…

Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni denies links to rogue police and ‘izinkabi’

Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni has told the Madlanga commission of inquiry that he has never hired hitmen or had improper ties with rogue police officers.

State continues grilling Kekana as Matlala trial resumes

The State is challenging the credibility of Musa Kekana during cross-examination in the Johannesburg High Court as part of the trial-within-a-trial in the Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala…

Court considers use of Kekana’s medical records

The Johannesburg High Court is set to rule on whether the State may use medical records during cross-examination to challenge Musa Kekana's credibility in the Vusimuzi 'Cat'…

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mkhwanazi granted R10 000 bail in one case but remains in custody while awaiting ruling on murder case

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has secured R10,000 bail in a blue-lights corruption case, but will stay behind bars pending a bail ruling in the Emmanuel Mbense…

An anonymous police officer attached to the South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau has told the Madlanga commission that his stay at a property belonging to businessman and alleged Big Five cartel leader Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala was being used to undermine his credibility. (EFF/X)

Matlala trial turns to evidence on Kekana’s arrest

State witness Sergeant Mayisela Ledwaba has taken the stand in the Johannesburg High Court as the trial-within-a-trial continues into the legality of alleged hitman Musa Kekana's…