Shadrack Sibiya
Shadrack Sibiya is the Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection in South Africa, recently in the news for his alleged involvement in controversial police operations and accusations of misconduct made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
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Shadrack Sibiya is the currently suspended deputy national commissioner for crime mentioned in the context of alleged corruption.
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head says Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi sent him threatening texts – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2026-01-27
Deputy commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya was involved in a professional interaction with businessman Vusimuzi Matlala regarding police corruption.
Matlala denies connection to deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-26
Shadrack Sibiya is a deputy police commissioner whose connection to Matlala was discussed in relation to a healthcare contract.
Matlala says he was caught between Cele and Mchunu – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-26
Deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya repeated claims about the task team's budget impact during his testimony.
‘I never spoke to Mchunu about political killings task team budget before disbandment,’ says police service CFO – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-25
Shadrack Sibiya is mentioned as a deputy national police commissioner who Mogotsi wanted to brief about allegations.
Police informant Brown Mogotsi says Mkhwanazi is a CIA spy – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-18
Deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya ordered the removal of the 121 dockets in May after suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu disbanded the task team.
Handover of 121 dockets to the South African Police Service was ‘messy’, Madlanga commission hears – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-17
Suspended deputy national commissioner for crime Shadrack Sibiya moved 121 case dockets from the KwaZulu-Natal-based political killings task team without a proper explanation.
Sibiya removed 121 dockets for no apparent reason – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-17
Shadrack Sibiya is the deputy national commissioner implicated in allegations of political interference and corruption.
Phala Phala under review, but not at my desk – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-11
The allegations stem from KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s July media briefing, where he accused suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya of colluding with criminal cartels.
Batohi refuses to name corrupt prosecutor linked to cartels – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-11
Shadrack Sibiya is the deputy national commissioner for crime detection who testified about police corruption.
Stark contrasts between Sibiya and Dumisani Khumalo testimonies on police corruption – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-10
Shadrack Sibiya is the Deputy National Police Commissioner accused of collusion and obstruction.
Hawks has double agent – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-07
Cachalia expressed concern over Mkhwanazi's allegations of corruption within SAPS, which included Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.
Mchunu was correct to disband unit but failed to consult, says acting police minister Cachalia – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-05Shadrack Sibiya is the suspended deputy national commissioner whose tensions with Mkhwanazi reflect the issues at the national level.
Mchunu and Masemola did not get along, says Deputy Police Minister Boshielo – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-04Deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was linked to the investigation into Swart’s murder.
Political killings task team model should be adopted nationwide – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-04
Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was also accused of disbanding the KZN task team to protect criminal syndicates.
Hawks say miscommunication led to alleged interference in Molefe’s arrest – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-03
Shadrack Sibiya is a suspended deputy commissioner implicated in political interference.
Gauteng traffic police deny interfering in Katiso Molefe’s arrest – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-03
Matlala boasted about paying R1 million a month to suspended deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.
Phiyega denies meeting alleged cartel boss Matlala as recordings expose Mchunu, Sibiya links – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-31
Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was singled out by Mkhwanazi for dissolving the task team.
Hawks deny interference in Molefe’s arrest – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-30
Shadrack Sibiya is the deputy national commissioner implicated in the disbandment of the KZN task team.
‘15 missing cartridge cases removed from ballistic report in Matlala and Molefe murder case’, says forensic expert – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-27Shadrack Sibiya was involved in ongoing turf battles within the SAPS leadership.
I would have avoided the Marikana massacre – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-24
Mchunu distanced himself from Sibiya’s controversial removal of 121 case dockets from the political killings task team.
Cele throws Mchunu under the bus – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-23
Deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was ordered by Mchunu to remove case dockets from the task team.
‘Mchunu should have consulted’ before disbanding task team, says former police minister Bheki Cele – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-23
Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was involved in the task team's operations.
MPs take Mchunu to task over his views on post-democracy political killings – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-22
Deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya told the committee he removed the dockets because he 'could not disobey an order from the minister'.
Senzo Mchunu throws Shadrack Sibiya under the bus, denies directive to remove 121 dockets – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-21Shadrack Sibiya is the deputy national police commissioner for crime detection who allegedly interfered in Molefe's arrest.
Hawks helicopter attempted to stop Molefe arrest, Witness A tells Madlanga commission – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-21Shadrack Sibiya is the suspended deputy national police commissioner who testified about corruption in the police service.
‘Johannesburg hitman detective killed the wrong person, believed to be a whistleblower’, Witness A says – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-20
Shadrack Sibiya is the deputy national commissioner accused of carrying out an irrational directive from Mchunu.
Witness A implicates senior Gauteng officials in drug cartels and syndicated hits – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-20
Deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya accused Mkhwanazi and Khumalo of weaponising intelligence resources.
Mchunu says political killings task team was not a permanent unit, as infighting rocks police service – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-16Shadrack Sibiya has been accused of running an elite political killings task team.
Inspector-general Imtiaz Fazel suspended in the latest scandal to hit crime intelligence – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-16
Shadrack Sibiya has accused KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, of using corruption allegations as part of an internal power struggle.
‘Mkhwanazi wants to block me from becoming national police commissioner’, says Sibiya – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-14