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

• 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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PRETORIA, GAUTENG — Witness C, who testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 24 October 2025, alleged that top police officers benefited from a health tender worth over R1 billion. The witness alleged that he got the information from the attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi Cat Matlala. South Africans 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.

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, stated that a middleman, a police officer stationed at the SAPS' head office, operated under Sibiya's command.

What you need to know about the Madlanga Commission

• Academic and crime expert Calvin Rafadi resigned from his post as a research associate at the University of Johannesburg after he was implicated in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry
• A witness at the Madlanga alleged that Economic Freedom Fighter president Julius Malema has ties to an associate of murder-accused Katiso Molefe
• The witness testified that he was prepared to die for the truth after testifying and said that he could be killed for what he revealed
• Witness C gave evidence linking Matlala to the kidnapping of businessman Jerry Boshoga after evidence found at his house bore a resemblance to an item in Boshoga's ransom videos
• The Deputy Judge President, Aubrey Ledwaba, was accused of receiving a R2.5 million bribe to grant Katiso Molefe bail

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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."

Ramaphosa comments on Madlanga Commission

In a related article, Briefly News reported about President Cyril Ramaphosa's response to the revelations made at the Malanga Commission of Inquiry. He spoke while addressing the media in Soshanguve.

Ramaphosa was asked about the commission and the claims that were made. He responded that he would wait until the matters were properly ventilated before commenting.

Source: Briefly News