Embattled Top Cop Sibiya Hit with New Firearm Charge
The State says recorded calls and WhatsApp messages support grooming and witness-interference claims, while prosecutors added a firearm charge, bringing the total to six.
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Embattled top cop Sibiya hit with new firearm charge
Sibiya bail: Sexually graphic WhatsApp messages detailed
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya sat through sexually graphic WhatsApp messages allegedly exchanged with a 16-year-old as his bail hearing continued at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Nokukhanya Ndlovu read out her affidavit to the court. NOWinSA attended the hearing and recorded the […]
Witness confirms WhatsApp texts between Sibiya, 16-year-old girl - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
A new charge of contravening the Firearms Control Act has also been added for Sibiya on Thursday
Sibiya's motives behind NDPP correspondence questioned by NPA in bail application
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has challenged the purpose of correspondence between suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya’s legal team and the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), arguing that the engagement was aimed at preventing his arrest. Sibiya’s lawyer, Advocate Rashaad Moosa, disputes the State’s interpretation, saying the purpose of the engagement was to facilitate his client’s forma…
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