Sibiya denies receiving money from Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe and ‘Cat’ Matlala

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 has denied allegations that Witness F was his middleman who collected money from Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe. Sibiya returned to the Madlanga commission on Thursday, seeking to set the record straight about testimonies from previous witnesses regarding him.

Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo previously linked Sibiya with Molefe, saying Witness F had been spotted allegedly collecting money from Molefe’s house on behalf of the suspended top cop. Following his arrest, Matlala allegedly informed police officers that Witness F used to collect money from him on Sibiya’s behalf. Witness Fadmitted to the commission that Matlalaused to talk to Sibiya through him.

“General Khumalo testified before this commission that a white BMW, which he asserted was assigned to my office, was observed on 27 November 2024, at the residence of one Katiso Molefe, and that the driver of the vehicle was allegedly seen collecting a white paper bag from Molefe,” said Sibiya. “I submit that that testimony is virtually unsustainable. The white BMW in question was only assigned to my office on 4 August 2025.

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I attach here a diary entry made on the very date the vehicle was received. The entry records not only the receipt of the vehicle, but also its condition at the time. “Accordingly, at the time the vehicle was allegedly seen at Mr Molefe’s residence, it was neither assigned to me nor my office, nor under my control. The premise upon which General Khumalo’s evidence rests is therefore demonstrably incorrect.” He said on that date he was in Cape Town attending a meeting of the portfolio committee on police.

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