Overview
- SAPS told media on Monday that the disciplinary hearing for suspended deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was heard and then postponed to 12 October to allow him time to consult lawyers.
- Sibiya remains in custody at Kgosi Mampuru C-Max facing criminal charges that include allegations of grooming and rape, and his bail application is still pending.
- His legal team has filed an urgent Labour Court application seeking to pause the SAPS process, and the Labour Court matter was adjourned to allow exchange of affidavits so it remains sub judice.
- Prosecutors have added a firearms-related criminal allegation and SAPS says Sibiya faces multiple separate disciplinary notices with further hearings listed for November.
- The disciplinary action follows the Madlanga Commission recommendation to pursue misconduct charges and raises reputational and oversight questions for SAPS as internal and criminal procedures run in parallel.