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Suspended Gauteng Hawks boss Shadrack Sibiya is fighting his suspension in court. He and suspended national Hawks head Anwa Dramat are accused of orchestrating the rendition of five Zimbabwean men in 2010.

Sibiya bail hearing postponed as court seeks translations of audio recordings

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya will remain behind bars over the weekend after the Randburg Magistrate’s Court postponed his bail application to…

Lt Shadrack Sibiya. Image supplied/instagram

State raises witness intimidation concerns in Sibiya bail bid

The State has raised concerns over potential witness intimidation during the bail hearing of suspended Gauteng police deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya at the Randburg…

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 deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. (X)

Editorial: Root out rogue SAPS elements

An urgent call for comprehensive reform and decisive action to purge corrupt and rogue elements within the South African Police Service.

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.

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Masemola charges withdrawn as NPA investigates IDAC

The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has formally withdrawn charges against suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola after an NPA review found insufficient evidence to…

Murdered: Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo was the glue that held her family together.

Nine lives snuffed as fears escalate

As police investigate the deaths of nine women across Ekurhuleni, grieving families and activists call for decisive state action and systemic changes to curb the ongoing femicide…

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia. (@Prof_Cachalia/X)

Police confirm recovery of eighth body in Ekurhuleni

Police have confirmed the discovery of an eighth woman’s body in Ekurhuleni, prompting an intensified multi-case investigation and a R400,000 reward for critical information.

Witness D murder accused found with cellphone in custody

Matipandile Sotheni, the former police officer accused of assassinating state witness Marius van der Merwe ('Witness D'), was found with a cellphone in custody allegedly used to…

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Ad hoc committee at loggerheads over Mchunu’s alleged links to cartels

Parliament's ad hoc committee is divided along party lines over suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team and his alleged…

All charges formally withdrawn against Antonio Iozzo, Werner Roets and AJ van Rensburg after DPP review finds allegations false and baseless

Criminal charges against Alpha Founder Antonio Iozzo, CFO Werner Roets, and Abraham Johannes van Rensburg have been formally withdrawn after a DPP review confirmed the…

Khan’s sick-note saga delays his testimony at Madlanga commission

The Madlanga commission has postponed deputy Crime Intelligence head Feroz Khan’s testimony to 28 September, ordering an independent medical assessment amid scrutiny over altered…

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…