General Shadrack Sibiya Responds to the Search and Seizure Operation

• The Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya has responded after his Centurion home was raided by the police
• The raid was in response to the charges that KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commission General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi laid against him
• Mkhwanazi opened a case of defeating the ends of justice against Sibviya for interfering in the work of the Political Killings Task Team

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CENTURION, GAUTENG — The Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya has responded after his Centurion, Tshwane house was raided on 9 October 2025. He said that he felt betrayed.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) raided his homes, where they seized a laptop and phones. Speaking to eNCA, Sibiya said that he is waiting for his day to testify before the Madlanga Commission. He added that he is expecting to be pushed out and charged.

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"I am under pressure. I am under siege. I've been called a criminal in daylight in front of all South Africans. I have been called stupid," he said.

Sibiya said that the police came to conduct a search and seizure, which entails seizing gadgets and cellphones. Sibiya said that he has been under surveillance for a while. According to SABC News, he also said that he was not going to resign.

Why was Sibiya's house raided?

The raid on Sibiya's house came after the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, opened a case of defeating the ends of justice against him. The case related to Sibiya's involvement in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team. Mkhwanazi made the revelation during his testimony before the Ad Hoc Committee in Parliament.

Mkhwanazi vs Sibiya

Mkhwanazi implicated Sibiya in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team on 6 July 2025. He held a press briefing in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, where he alleged that a major criminal cartel had infiltrated the criminal justice system. He accused Sibiya of working with the criminal cartels and working with Senzo Mchunuto to disband the Political Killings Task Team.

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Sibiya responded to the allegations and denied having any involvement in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team. However, he was suspended after President Cyril Ramaphosa established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate Mkhwanazi's allegations.

Sibiya and the Madlanga Commission

Sibiya was implicated again during the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry's public hearings. The National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, accused Sibiya and Mchunu of working to protect the interests of crime cartels.

Sibiya's letter of disbandment goes viral

In a related article, Briefly News reported that the letter Sibiya wrote to disband the Political Killings Task Team went viral. The letter's virality occurred during the public hearings of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

The letter, dated 2025, instructed that the disbandment of the Task Team, which Mchunu had ordered in 2024, be followed up on.

Source: Briefly News