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Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

    The extortionists along Moloto Road | Mail & Guardian (opens the original)

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    WhatsApp messages presented to the Madlanga Commission have added to allegations of protection payments and business intimidation involving two of Mpumalanga’s prominent taxi bosses, while also raising questions about their links to police officers and men accused or convicted of taxi-related killings. The commission heard further evidence from the criminal case against Mpumalanga taxi bosses Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and Bafana Sindane, who allegedly demanded R2 million in protection fees from Te

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

    Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni denies corrupt Putco deal | Mail & Guardian (opens the original)

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    Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni has denied entering into a corrupt deal with bus operator Putco, telling the Madlanga Commission that his interactions with government officials were legitimate attempts to advance the interests of the KwaNdebele community. Sibanyoni is facing cross-examination over his alleged links to organised crime, extortion rackets and the manipulation of high-value government contracts. He told the commission that Putco’s chief executive approached him seeking

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

    Sibiya accuses Madlanga task team of orchestrating arrest | Mail & Guardian (opens the original)

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    Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has accused the Commission’s Recommendations Task Team (CRTT) of abusing its powers and orchestrating his arrest as part of an internal police battle. Sibiya appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for his bail application, which was postponed to Thursday, 1 October, after the state said it needed time to verify new evidence. Sibiya was arrested on 21 September and charged with two counts of sexual grooming of a child,

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

    Shadrack Sibiya remanded in custody | Mail & Guardian (opens the original)

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    Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, one of the South African Police Service’s most senior officers, is back in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday as the state seeks to keep him in custody on serious sexual offence charges. Sibiya, 59, is the suspended deputy national commissioner for crime detection. He was appointed to the position in 2023, with responsibility for the country’s detectives and elements of the SAPS crime-detection system. He began his police career as a student constable

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

    Motive unknown in four mass shootings that have left 45 dead | Mail & Guardian (opens the original)

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    Provincial multidisciplinary teams have been established to investigate mass shootings in Gauteng (18), KwaZulu-Natal (11) and the Western Cape (16) as investigators work to establish the motives behind the attacks and whether they are linked or separate incidents? The latest mass shooting occurred at the Wedela tavern on the West Rand in Gauteng, where 18 people were killed and 18 others injured. Seventeen people died at the scene and the 18th victim died in hospital on Monday. The gunmen repor

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