GAUTENG. – Lt.Gen. Shadrack Mongo Sibiya (59), the suspended deputy national commissioner of the SAPS for crime investigation, appeared today in the Randburg magistrate's court on charges of alleged rape, human trafficking and child sexual grooming. The general faces trial on five charges, including alleged rape, human trafficking, encouraging the sexual grooming of a child and two charges of child sexual grooming. According to SABC News Sibiya will be held at Kgosi Mampuru prison.
The charges relate to alleged incidents between 16 May and 3 August 2026 and involve an adult complainant and a 16-year-old child. Kaizer Kganyago, national NPA spokesperson, says the state alleges the child was sexually groomed through electronic communication, while Sibiya is also linked to an alleged rape incident involving the adult complainant. The human trafficking charge stems from allegations involving three people, according to the state. The state requested a seven-day adjournment to prepare and hear a formal bail application. The case has been postponed to 29 September for that purpose.
The state will oppose bail and will present its case according to the applicable legal process before the court. The NPA says it remains committed to prosecuting cases without fear, favour or prejudice, regardless of the position or status of an accused.
Sibiya has been suspended since 2025 pending investigations related to the Madlanga Commission and allegations including interference in police investigations and the handling of investigation files. The commission later recommended that further disciplinary and criminal steps against him be considered.
Sources: SAPS, NPA and Madlanga Commission
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
