Madlanga Commission | Sibiya accuses Mkhwanazi and MK Party of plotting against him
South Africa - Pretoria - 18 Feberuary 2026. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry witness former Deputy Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
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Suspended SAPS deputy commissioner Lt-Gen. Shadrack Sibiya has turned the tables and accused KwaZulu-Natal police head Lt-Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of colluding with the MK Party to have him removed as deputy national commissioner.
Testifying at the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday, Sibiya claimed his suspension was part of a calculated political campaign, one he said mirrored events that led to his 2015 suspension as Gauteng Hawks head.
In a combative testimony, Sibiya suggested the MK Party escalated its attacks after what he described as its “humiliation” during his appearance before Parliament’s ad hoc committee.
He said the backlash was swift and coordinated.
“I was being humiliated publicly and undermined throughout, even after I testified. Every witness that came, you listen to the MKP, how they are humiliating me, how they are speaking down upon me.
“Not only them, though, but even when a question doesn't need Sibiya, they will say, you're speaking like Sibiya… I was the one who was being attacked the most,” he said.
MKP MP, David Skosana, has opened a criminal case against Sibiya, accusing him of obstruction of justice and evidence tampering.
The complaint centres on the alleged unlawful redirection of 121 case dockets from the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) in KZN.
Skosana also claimed Sibiya may have defeated the ends of justice and possibly committed fraud or forgery linked to a letter authorising the disbandment of the task team.
The party argued that the document the party argued was unauthorised or falsified.
Further allegations hang heavily over the embattled general.
He is accused of links to alleged organised crime figures Katiso “KT” Molefe and Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
Sibiya allegedly received 20 Impalas and cash from Matlala, claims he denied.
Sibiya insisted the accusations are politically engineered.
He questioned the credibility of his accusers, telling the commission that none of those who testified against him are trained detectives.
“They don’t have investigation courses. They are not detectives,” he said.
The commission continues.
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