Sibiya denies Witness F and Matlala’s testimonies about impalas

General Shadrack Sibiya (Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection ) testifies at Madlanga Commission Of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College on February 18, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu) Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya did not have a great day at the Madlanga commission on Monday as he struggled to explain the evidence presented to him. Commission chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga refused Sibiya’s suggestion that he testify about the WhatsApp messages between him and Witness F after Witness F completes his testimony.

Witness F’s WhatsApp messages expose Sibiya’s alleged link with tenderpreneur Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Despite the messages suggesting this alleged link, Sibiya said he had only met Matlala “less than five times” in his life. Sibiya said he met Matlala for the first time in February 2024 at the South African Police Service (Saps) head office when Matlala went to complain about his Medicare24 Tshwane District tender.

This account contradicts Matlala’s version, who said he met Sibiya at late Pretoria taxi boss Jothan ‘Mswazi’ Msibi’s farm. However, the commission pointed out that Matlala could not have complained about the R360 million Saps tender in February 2024 when it was only awarded in June 2024. Witness F previously testified that when Matlala went to meet Sibiya at the head office, Sibiya asked him to fetch the tenderpreneur from the entrance. However, Sibiya contradicted that version on Monday.