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Articles by Shadrack Sibiya
Bail Decision Delayed Again for Ex-Deputy Police Chief
The Randburg Magistrate’s Court has postponed its decision on whether former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya can be released on bail, leaving him in custody at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria for at least another stretch. Magistrate Hleziphi Mkhasibe announced the postponement on Thursday, 15 October, telling the court she needed more time to work through the documents filed during the proceedings. Judgment is now set for Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
Senior police officer exits SAPS amid gifts probe
Allegations that cash and improper gifts, including 20 impalas, flowed from alleged underworld figures to one of South Africa’s most senior police officers now shadow an abrupt exit that ends Shadrack Sibiya’s career in the service he once helped lead.
Suspended top cop in the dock: a test of accountability
The bail hearing of a suspended deputy national police commissioner has become an uncomfortable test of whether South Africa’s justice institutions can hold their own leadership to account, arriving as the country grapples with a surge of violence against women. Shadrack Sibiya, until his suspension one of the country’s most senior crime-detection officials, faces charges including rape, human trafficking and the alleged sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl.
764 Case Puts Costs and Stakes on SA Courts' Docket
The Malmesbury Magistrates Court has declared a 16-year-old fit to stand trial on accusations of links to the global online child exploitation network known as “764”, one of three high-stakes matters before South Africa’s courts this week that carry significant institutional and financial weight for the state bodies involved. According to EWN, the teenager appeared in court after completing a 30-day psychiatric observation period at Valkenberg Hospital.
Full detective budget spent, only 63% of targets met
The South African Police Service spent every rand of its detective services budget for 2025 to 2026, R15.5-billion in total, yet delivered only 63% of its performance targets. The Auditor-General of South Africa, presenting to Parliament on Friday, 2 October 2026, put the operational verdict bluntly: full budget spending with underachievement suggests resources are not translating into intended operational results.
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