{"id":89455,"date":"2025-09-10T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sibiya-loses-court-bid-to-return-to-work"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:39:51","slug":"sibiya-loses-court-bid-to-return-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sibiya-loses-court-bid-to-return-to-work","title":{"rendered":"Sibiya Loses Court Bid to Return to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy national police commissioner for crime detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has lost his bid to return to work.<\/p>\n<p>The Pretoria High Court dismissed Sibiya\u2019s urgent application, which would have seen him return to work, after being placed on leave of absence in July.<\/p>\n<p>Sibiya has been battling his boss, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, in court over whether the decision to place him on a leave of absence was lawful.<\/p>\n<p>Sibiya\u2019s attorney, Ian Levitt, said this was not the end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whilst our client respects the decision of the court, and after consultation with our client, it is his instruction to appeal the judgment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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