The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry witness former Deputy Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Suspended SAPS deputy commissioner, Lt-Gen. Shadrack Sibiya has conceded that the wife of an alleged cartel leader, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, became intoxicated at his son’s engagement party but he continues to deny any close ties to the tender tycoon.
The admission, at the Madlanga Commission on Monday, has drawn attention to Sibiya’s relationship with Matlala and raised fresh questions about transparency at the highest levels of policing. The engagement party, held at Sibiya’s Midrand home on September 24, 2024, is now central to the commission’s probe. Sibiya confirmed that both Matlala and his wife attendedthe event.
He also acknowledged that Matlala’s wife drank excessively that evening. Yet despite the encounter, Sibiya insisted he and Matlala were not friends. “I never denied speaking to him,” Sibiya told commissioners.
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“But we are not friends.” Initially,Sibiya testified that he had only met Matlalafor the first time earlier in 2024 and had spoken to him telephonically “at most three times.” However, questioning by commissioners suggested a more involved connection than first disclosed. Co-commissioner Sesi Baloyi put it bluntly: in her view, Sibiya “clearly” had a relationship with Matlala. Sibiya pushed back.
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