BREAKING: Shadrack Sibiya remanded on rape and trafficking charges
Prosecutors allege he sexually groomed a 16-year-old and raped an 18-year-old woman as they prepare to oppose bail.
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Shadrack Sibiya's rape arrest sparks claims of political plot and SAPS succession battle
The arrest of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya on charges of sexual grooming and rape has triggered explosive claims of political targeting, with his associate, Bishop Lazarus Maumela, alleging that the case is linked to a bitter succession battle within the South African Police Service (SAPS). WATCH: Doctor Maumela, who was with Sibiya when he got arrested, says they were dining at a restaurant in Sandton whe…
Top South African police officer faces rape, grooming charges
A senior South African police officer appeared in court Tuesday on rape and sexual grooming charges, intensifying scrutiny of gender-based violence in a country with one of the world’s highest violent crime rates. Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, the suspended deputy national police commissioner, is accused of sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl between July and August 2026 […]
Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya in court on rape charges
The suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, General Shadrack Sibiya, appeared before the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday in connection with allegations of rape, trafficking in persons and sexual grooming of a child. Sibiya faces five charges, including rape, trafficking in persons, promoting the sexual grooming of a child and two counts of sexual grooming of a child. The charges relate to alleged incidents between 16 May 2026…
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