Stalemate between Khumalo, Sibiya delays filling of critical posts

The South African Police Service (SAPS) Divisional Commissioner in the Crime Intelligence, Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo appears before the Pretoria Regional Court on June 27, 2025. The Madlanga Commission has heard how a stalemate between Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo and suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, led to…

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Khumalo says he was not consulted on disbandment of PKTT

Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo. Crime Intelligence Head General, Dumisani Khumalo has testified that he was not consulted about the disbandment of the political killings task team (PKTT). This is the first time that General Khumalo has spoken about the disbandment of the PKTT since beginning his testimony at the Madlanga Commission. The PKTT…

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Mkhwanazi’s press briefing was inappropriate : Cachalia

Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia seen at a SAPS press briefing. Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, says he thought the press conference held by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, was not appropriate. Cachalia is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, looking into matters of national security. The committee was established after Mkhwanazi’s allegations…

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Three men shot dead in Phillipi

The scene of a shooting incident. Three men have been gunned down in Phillipi, on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Andre Traut, says officers found the bodies of the victims with gunshot wounds in Sheffield Road at the Marikana informal settlement on Tuesday night. He says reports suggest that the victims were executed in a…

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Tiffany Meek’s pre-trial postponed to November 20

[File Image]: 31-year-old Tiffany Meek accused of murdering her son. The case of Tiffany Meek has been postponed to the 20th of November for pre-trial hearing at the Johannesburg High Court. The 31-year-old woman is accused of murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek, at their Fleurhof apartment in May this year. She is also charged…

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Khumalo aware of Sibiya’s involvement in Matlala’s fake theft charges

Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya appearing before the Parliament’s Adhoc Committee. Crime Intelligence Head, General Dumisani Khumalo, has confirmed that it came to his attention that suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya urged Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, to file false theft charges against him and his team….

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National Assembly debates Border Post Bill

Vehicles being processed at the Lebombo Border Post. A one-stop Border Post Bill is being debated in the National Assembly, with lawmakers discussing its potential to improve border management. The Bill aims to make it easier for people and goods to move legally across borders while cracking down on illegal activity. The Bill’s proponents argue…

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Scharnick denies being Sibiya’s close protector

Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Stuart James Scharnick says Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo is seeking to mislead the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry by calling him a close protector of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. This is after his name and criminal record featured…

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