Overview

• A search-and-seizure at suspended deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s Centurion home recovered a laptop and multiple phones, which he says will hinder his preparation for upcoming appearances before the ad hoc committee and the Madlanga commission.
• SAPS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the service was not aware of any arrests, and National Commissioner Fannie Masemola told MPs he was briefed that officers were looking for electronic gadgets rather than to detain anyone.
• Masemola acknowledged shortcomings in SAPS vetting and said the Special Investigating Unit has been engaged to conduct external vetting after internal lifestyle audits.
• KZN commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi urged probes of specific journalists and proposed harsh penalties, drawing condemnation from SANEF as a chilling attack on media freedom and whistleblower protections.
• Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff, Cedric Nkabinde, alleged KZN officers assaulted his brother during a mistaken raid at his Johannesburg flat and said they claimed to be sent by Masemola, with legal steps now being pursued.