{"id":92448,"date":"2025-11-06T13:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sibiya-allegedly-instructed-matlala-to-make-false-case"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:09:49","slug":"sibiya-allegedly-instructed-matlala-to-make-false-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sibiya-allegedly-instructed-matlala-to-make-false-case","title":{"rendered":"Sibiya Allegedly Instructed Matlala to Make False Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, allegedly instructed criminally accused tender tycoon, Vusimuzi \u201cCat\u201d Matlala \u2013 to open a false case of theft against members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).<\/p>\n<p>This is according to Crime Intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo, who is currently testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Khumalo claims he met with former Police Minister Bheki Cele last year who informed him that Matlala admitted to opening a case of theft against Khumalo and the PKTT, alleging police stole Rolex watches and laptops during a raid at his home last year.<\/p>\n<p>He said the case wasn\u2019t added to the court roll because it wasn\u2019t seen as urgent, and later the charges were withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had met with the former Minister of Police, General (Bheki) Cele, who informed me that he had been approached Mr Matlala, informing him that Lt-Gen Sibiya, advised him &#8211; Mr Matlala &#8211; to open a false case against myself and my members, that we had stolen the watches and a MacBook.\u201d<\/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. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, allegedly instructed criminally accused tender tycoon, Vusimuzi \u201cCat\u201d Matlala \u2013 to open a false case of theft against members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). 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