Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya testifies at the Madlanga commission at Brigitte Mabandla Judicial College on 18 February 2026 in Pretoria. Picture: Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s confidence at the Madlanga commission continues to wane, with the suspended officer making several concessions on Tuesday. Sibiya continued to insist he and tenderpreneur Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala were not friends.
This, despite Matlala having attended an engagement party for Sibiya’s son on 14 September 2024 at his home. “Nobody is denying that there is some sort of a relationship with Matlala and Major General Richard Shibiri, or Matlala and Witness F, even myself, let me include myself, because these are people who knew each other at that point in time. “At that time, Matlala was not in trouble, and there was nothing really on the table.
So, nobody really knew. I wouldn’t have taken the risk of inviting someone we all knew was wanted or under investigation, because my colleagues were also there. I would have been taking a big risk.” Sibiya further denied having helped Matlala obtain access to the South African Police Service (Saps) training college in Tshwane in January 2024.
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“I’m far from that process as well, so I could not have, even if I wanted to, from where I am, which is Operating. I can’t even put my finger there; it’s far from me,” said Sibiya. Matlala’s company, Medicare24 Tshwane District, was awarded the R360 million Saps health services contract.
The tenderpreneur needed to access the hospital within the training college to conduct medical check-ups for new recruits. The contract was later terminated after being flagged as irregular. In March last year, Sibiya was forwarded a journalist’s enquiry about an audit report on Matlala’s contract, which recommended that the national police commissioner, Fannie Masemola, terminate it.
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