Madlanga Commission: Sibiya feels he was made to shoot in the dark with testimony

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has described himself as someone thrown into a boxing ring with his hands tied behind his back.

In concluding his five-day testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday night, Sibiya said his fight to defend his credibility was not on an even playing field.

This, after all of his electronic devices were confiscated by members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).

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Sibiya has been accused of receiving bribes from criminally accused tender tycoon, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, an allegation he continues to deny.

He raised serious concerns at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, with the commission taking the points he raised seriously.

Sibiya accused KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of having made explosive allegations without the relevant proof, only to begin investigating after the fact.

This, after several devices belonging to Sibiya, Senzo Mchunu and others were only confiscated after Mkhwanazi’s explosive 6 July briefing in 2025.

“I have nothing that I can refer to, I have no document that I can show, I don’t have access to the office, I don't have access to any employee that I can talk to. You are talking to a man who is blind now, another one can see [Mkhwanazi], another one is blind.”

Sibiya’s legal representative told the commission they attempted to get his electronic devices in preparation for his testimony.

“Those devices were moved out of control of the police to an independent third party to assess. I have a dim hope that we will be granted access.”

Commission chair Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga seemed concerned by this.