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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Iavan Pijoos

    Rape accused Shadrack Sibiya faces an additional charge | News24 (opens the original)

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    Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is facing an additional firearm-related charge, his attorney told the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Sibiya is applying for bail after his arrest on charges of rape, sexual grooming of a child, promoting sexual grooming of a child, and trafficking in persons. Rashaad Moosa, who is part of Sibiya’s legal team, told the court that he had been informed by the investigating officer that a separate case had been registered agains

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Iavan Pijoos

    UPDATE | Shadrack Sibiya denies raping 18-year-old, claims it was consensual sex | News24 (opens the original)

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    Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya told the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday that he had consensual sex with the 18-year-old who accused him of rape. The 59-year-old accused revealed this in an affidavit filed in his bail application. He is charged with promoting the sexual grooming of a child, sexual grooming of a child, rape, and trafficking in persons. The grooming charges stem from allegations relating to another complainant, who is 16. He was arrested last w

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Iavan Pijoos

    Oupa Sindane loses bid to block Madlanga Commission testimony, WhatsApps | News24 (opens the original)

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    Taxi boss Oupa Bafana “King of the Sky” Sindane’s application to prevent the Madlanga Commission from hearing his evidence has been struck from the court roll. Sindane approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday when he was scheduled to appear before the commission. The taxi boss also wanted to block the commission from reading his WhatsApp messages into evidence. Sindane argued that his electronic devices contained “deeply private information” which had “nothing to do with any inves

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Iavan Pijoos

    ‘Plans to escape jail, witness threats’: State’s explosive claims against rape-accused Sibiya | News24 (opens the original)

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    Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya had plans to escape from jail and threatened witnesses, according to intelligence, the State told the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Sibiya, 59, appeared in court on charges of promoting the sexual grooming of a child, sexual grooming of a child, rape, and trafficking in persons. He was arrested on Monday night for allegedly sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl between July and August this year, and allegedly raping an 18-yea

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Iavan Pijoos

    UPDATE | East Rand killings: Police confirm 7th murder | News24 (opens the original)

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    The total number of women who have been found murdered across the East Rand in recent months has risen to seven, Gauteng police said on Tuesday. Gauteng acting police commissioner Major General Fred Kekana said the case was uncovered after police went through their records at stations across the East Rand. He said the body of a woman in her late 20s was found in a river in Clayville, next to Tembisa Mall, on 7 September. “After noticing that there are bodies that are being picked up, we went bac

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