Madlanga Commission: Malema has close ties to Sibiya, reveals Witness A

A Gauteng detective testifying before the Madlanga Commission has alleged that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has close ties to suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, and a questionable Sandton businessman with mining interests in the North West.

The witness is testifying partially in-camera before the inquiry on Tuesday.

He is part of the team investigating the murder of Vereeniging engineer, Armand Swart.

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During his testimony, Witness “A” described how he was called by the head of Organised Crime in SA, Richard Shibiri, following their arrest of multi-millionaire, Katiso “KT” Molefe in December.

According to witness a, Shibiri, informed him that Molefe was part of a group, who have mining interests in the northwest, including a close associate of Malema.

“He told me that Molefe was part of a group of five individuals with interests in the North West. He also said another guy, whose known as ZE Nxumalo, who stays in Sandton. He said ZE is a close friend of Julius Malema who is a politician, who tends to be close to general [Shadrack] Sibiya.”