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âNew sheriffâ message puts Sibanyoniâs influence over R500m deal under scrutiny (opens the original)
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A R500-million contract, a contractor seeking access to Joe âFerrariâ Sibanyoni and a message declaring there was a ânew sheriff in townâ expand on the Mpumalanga taxi bossâs alleged influence over businessmen and contractors. Businessman Dr Tengane Thomas Ntuli took the stand at the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday and told how Joe âFerrariâ Sibanyoni and taxi boss Oupa âBafanaâ Sindane sought to extract protection payments from him. Ntuli claimed Sibanyoni demanded R100,000 in
Taxi boss Oupa Sindane linked to extortion and leaked police information (opens the original)
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Evidence before the Madlanga Commission places taxi boss Oupa Sindane at the centre of alleged extortion, police information leaks and intelligence linked to Cat Matlala. An internal Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) letter linking Vusimuzi âCatâ Matlalaâs alleged use of blue lights to the EMPD was sent to the phone of taxi boss Oupa Jossiah âBafanaâ Sindane, the Madlanga Commission heard on Monday. The document â allegedly sent to Sindane by intermediary Timothy Moyane â f
Taxi bossâs sick note fails, inquiry to hear âizinkabiâ evidence on Monday (opens the original)
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A last-minute medical certificate will not excuse prominent Mpumalanga businessman and taxi boss Oupa Jossiah Sindane from having to testify. On Friday, 25 September, the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismissed taxi boss Oupa Jossiah Sindaneâs application for a postponement and ordered that his evidence must be led on Monday, 28 September, âin whatever formatâ the commission determines. The ruling followed an order from commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga on Wednesday direct
Joe âFerrariâ Sibanyoni describes âavalancheâ of deaths, defends âjoggingâ texts (opens the original)
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Taxi boss Joe âFerrariâ Sibanyoni tells the Madlanga Commission that he denies hiring hitmen or having corrupt police ties, defends WhatsApp messages and explains taxi âizinkabiâ (usually referring to contract killers), while facing extortion and cartel allegations. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission on Monday, 21 September 2026, taxi boss and extortion accused Joe âFerrariâ Sibanyoni sought to distance himself from any criminal associations, saying he had never hired hitmen or iz
Ekurhuleni fires Julius Mkhwanazi amid criminal cases and Madlanga scrutiny (opens the original)
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A year after the Madlanga Commission began peeling back allegations of criminal infiltration and compromised policing, Ekurhuleni has fired Julius Mkhwanazi, the suspended metro police commander whose name has repeatedly surfaced in evidence before the inquiry and in criminal cases. The City of Ekurhuleni on Friday, 18 September, pulled the plug on the tenure of Deputy Chief of Police Julius Mkhwanazi, whose conduct has come under sustained scrutiny in both criminal proceedings and before the Ma
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