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Madlanga Commission: SA Reacts As Witness Implicates Top Cops in Tender Fraud
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Madlanga Commission: SA Reacts As Witness Implicates Top Cops in Tender Fraud

by  Tebogo Mokwena
2 min read
  • The latest witness testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry alleged that top members of the South African Police Service have been involved in alleged tender fraud
  • The witness alleged that the top police officers were linked to an irregularly awarded health contract worth over R1 billion
  • The witness alleged that the information came from attempted murder-accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala

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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.

A witness at the Madlanga Commission said General Shadrack Sibiya received kickbacks from tenders
Shadrack Sibiya allegedly benefited from kickbacks. Image: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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PRETORIA, GAUTENG — Witness C, who testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 24 October 2205, alleged that top police officers benefited from a health tender worth over R1 billion. The witness alleged that he got the information from attempted murder accused Vusimuzi Cat Matlala. Spth Africsns called for the top cops' arrest.

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According to IOL, the witness appeared at the Commission of Inquiry's public hearings at Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Tshwane. Witness C accused suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya and the head of the Hawks, Major General Lesetja Senona.

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Matlala alleged that he would pay Sibiya for every payment that he received from the tender that his company awarded him. The witness, who joined the Political Killings Task Team in 2020, said a middleman, who is a police officer stationed at SAPS' head office, operated under Sibiya's command.

South Africans slam Sibiya

Netizens, commenting on Facebook, blasted Sibiya and roasted him.

Hloks Molaudi said:

"He thought denying everything in Parliament was gonna clear his name. The Madlanga Commission is waiting for him."

Matheza Chizama said:

"Thank you, Mkhwanazi, for good work. Now they are coming out. I wondered why they were quiet this whole time."

Diana Molote asked:

"Why don't they get arrested, these thugs?"

Dave Hornsby said:

"Sibiya should be thrown in jail."

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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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