Sibiya accuses Senthumule of being two-faced, says she called Masemola a ‘traitor’

Deputy national commissioner for crime detection Lieutenant General Hilda Senthumule. Picture: Gallo Images Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is pulling no punches in his testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, exposing everyone who testified against him. On Thursday, he denied receiving money from Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and Katiso Molefe through Witness F.

Although he admitted to having a personal relationship with him, he said that Witness F seemed to have an even closer relationship with deputy national commissioner for crime detection Lieutenant General Hilda Senthumule. “I do have a video material that I can actually play if need be, but I do have one that shows the relationship and how close they are. And then even in a party, a birthday party, where they are together, I do have those,” he told the commission.

Sibiya further claimed Senthumule knew Matlala. The tenderpreneur was invited to the Saps Excellence Awards in 2024, allegedly at Senthumule’s instruction. He further alleged that Senthumule personally benefited from Matlala as he paid for her BBL.

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On Wednesday, Sibiya said the decision taken by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to disband the political killings task team (PKTT) did not come as a surprise to him. Neither should it have come as a surprise to national police commissioner Fannie Masemola, he said. In November last year, Senthumule criticised the disbandment and said Saps owed South Africa an apology. On Thursday, Sibiya essentially accused Senthumule of being two-faced, saying the woman who testified before the commission in November was not the same woman he had spoken to on the phone about the matter.

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