Overview

• Police conducted a search-and-seizure at suspended deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s Centurion home, confiscating a laptop and multiple cellphones under a warrant referencing money laundering, corruption and defeating the ends of justice.
• National commissioner Fannie Masemola told MPs he was briefed the operation sought electronic gadgets rather than arrests, and he insisted the Political Killings Task Team was not closed despite a ministerial directive to disband it.
• Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, alleged a camouflaged unit raided his Johannesburg apartment, assaulted his brother and claimed to be sent by Masemola, raising complaints of intimidation; official confirmation of the unit’s actions has not been provided.
• During a second day of testimony, MPs pressed Masemola on issues spanning the Phala Phala theft, Babita Deokaran’s murder, Crime Intelligence capacity and whistleblower safeguards; he acknowledged operational disruption and a lack of a comprehensive protection plan.
• Parliament’s ad hoc hearings continued Friday with Sibiya scheduled to appear on Monday as the Madlanga Commission also resumes, and no arrests of the named senior officials have been publicly confirmed.