Pretoria – The Presidency has revealed that the Madlanga Commission recommends the institution of disciplinary proceedings and the probe of criminal conduct against suspended South African Police Service (SAPS) Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya.
In a statement made available to The Bulrushes this morning, Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Presidency also revealed that the commission recommended similar action against Witness G, SAPS Sergeant Fannie Nkosi and businessman Brown Mogotsi.
Sergeant Nkosi remains remanded in custody in a matter relating to defeating or obstructing the ends of justice, unlawful possession of ammunition and explosives, money laundering, and failure to safeguard weapons. He has been denied bail several times.
Mogotsi is also behind bars after the court denied him bail in a matter in which he is accused of staging his own assassination, defeating the ends of justice, and involvement in corruption and political interference. He has also been denied bail.
Sergeant Nkosi and Mogotsi, who featured prominently at the Madlanga Commission, were arrested on separate matters earlier this year.
The Commission submitted its second interim report to President Ramaphosa on 29 May 2026.
Commenting on the report, the Presidency said: “President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the recommendations and referrals contained in the Second Interim Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System arising from specific allegations by Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025.”
The report revisits the recommendations and referrals made in the First Interim Report in respect of SAPS based on prima facie evidence and, with one exception, confirms these recommendations now that the relevant implicated parties have appeared before the Commission to give evidence.
Lieutenant General Sibiya was placed on suspension in July 2025 after allegations emerged that he had interfered with the handling of a set of politically sensitive dockets held by the Political Killings Task Team based in KwaZulu-Natal.
The report also sets out new recommendations and referrals made by the Commission on the basis of evidence heard since the start of 2026.
The Presidency stated: “Flowing from this evidence, the Commission recommends the institution of disciplinary proceedings and the immediate investigation of criminal conduct and, if sufficient evidence be found to exist, the institution of criminal proceedings against the following individuals: Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, Witness G, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi and Mr Brown Mogotsi”
The Commission also recommends that the Office of the Inspector General for Intelligence or another functionary with the necessary authority conduct an immediate investigation into the off-the-books operation of Crime Intelligence in which Mogotsi and Witness G were allegedly involved.
These recommendations and referrals are made in line with clause 10.4 of the Commission’s Terms of Reference, which provides the Commission with the “power to refer matters for immediate criminal investigation and urgent decisions on prosecution, taking into account the nature of the allegations and evidence the Commission will uncover.”
Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President, explained that the Commission shall, where appropriate, refer any matter for prosecution, further investigation or the convening of a separate enquiry to the appropriate law enforcement agency, government department or regulator.
“The most recent referrals from the Commission will form part of the work of the SAPS special investigations task team established following receipt of the first interim report to institute investigations against people identified by the Commission as a matter of urgency,” Magwenya said.
