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Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was refused bail on grooming and trafficking charges, dominating a morning that also covered a Tshwane water contamination warning and a police leadership shake-up.
- 09:03
Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was denied bail at the Randburg court, the magistrate ruling he failed to show exceptional circumstances; he stays in custody until 24 November.
- 10:00
Sibiya faces charges including human trafficking and the alleged sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl; the magistrate said he could interfere with witnesses and may repeat the conduct.
- 10:02
Tshwane has apologised after Bronkhorstspruit's water plant ran without chlorine for three weeks; 408 people, mostly children under four, fell ill, and residents are told not to use tap water.
- 09:03
A former police general was arrested at his Centurion home for unlawful possession of more than 100 rounds of SAPS-issued ammunition, after a search by the SAPS National Cold Case Unit.
- 11:03
Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola returned to work after a six-month precautionary suspension, with the charges over a R360 million police tender since withdrawn; SAPU wants his term extended.