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One of Shadrack Sibiya’s Bodyguards Allegedly Involved in Advocate Teffo’s Arrest
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One of Shadrack Sibiya’s Bodyguards Allegedly Involved in Advocate Teffo’s Arrest

by  Tebogo Mokwena
2 min read
  • One of the bodyguards employed under the suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya was implicated in a high-profile arrest
  • A journalist reported that Sibiya's bodyguard was allegedly involved in the arrest of former Advocate Malesela Teffo
  • Sibiya's Centurion, Gauteng house was raided on 9 October after KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi opened a case against him

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With 10 years’ experience, Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, provided insights into the criminal justice system, crime statistics, commissions of inquiry, and high-profile cases in South Africa at Daily Sun.

Malesela Teffo was allegedly arested by one of Shadrack Sibiya's bodyguards
One of Shadrack Sibiya's bodyguards allegedly arrested Malesela Teffo. Image: @podcastwithmacg
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TSHWANE, GAUTENG — One of suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya's bodyguards was allegedly involved in the arrest of former Advocate Malesela Teffo.

Sibiya's house was raided on 9 October 2025 in Tsheane, Gauteng. This came after KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanghla Mkhwanazi opened a case against Sibiya for defeating the ends of justice. This was in relation to the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team.

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Journalist Sihle Mavuso posted on his @NewsFlashZA X account. He alleged that one of the bodyguards who was present during Teffo's arrest was employed under Sibiya's detail. Teffo was arrested in 20222 in full view of the media as he was representing one of the men accused of murdering former footballer Senzo Meyiwa. According to the Law Society of South Africa, the cause of his arrest remained unclear. The Law Society condemned the arrest.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.

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