A new development has emerged in the bail proceedings involving former police official Shadrack Sibiya after a recorded phone conversation involving controversial socialite Serge Cabonge was presented in court. The recording was reportedly introduced by the State during Sibiya’s bail hearing at the Randburg Magistrates’ Court. According to allegations presented in court, Cabonge allegedly claimed to have close ties with an official at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The conversation reportedly captures Cabonge claiming that the official had promised to…

Gauteng Traffic Police Chief Inspector Samuel Mashaba has died, the Gauteng Provincial Government has confirmed, following his appearance before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, where he was questioned about a high-profile drug bust in Johannesburg. Mashaba testified before the commission about his involvement in the July 2021 Aeroton drug bust in the south of Johannesburg, during which cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately R300 million was seized. Following his appearance before the commission, Mashaba was placed on precautionary…

The State’s concerns over possible witness intimidation have become a key issue in former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s bid for release on bail, with a court hearing an allegation that he threatened the family of a 16-year-old. The Randburg Magistrates’ Court heard the allegation on Tuesday after prosecutor Velile Makasana presented an affidavit from the minor’s father, who claimed that Sibiya threatened to harm his family. According to the affidavit, the father alleged that Sibiya became angry and…