Parliament's parallel committee leaves 'serious unresolved issues' against him but does not find he acted for a cartel
The National Assembly's Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, which must report to the House by 11 September 2026, has been deliberating a draft report that runs to roughly 800 pages. Its standing draft findings on Sibiya, reported across July and August 2026, are that serious unresolved issues remain over his handling of 121 case dockets and his implementation of the directive dissolving the Political Killings Task Team, but that the evidence does not prove he acted on behalf of businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, Brown Mogotsi or an organised crime network. On 4 September 2026 the committee was still divided on the wider question of criminal infiltration and had not adopted the report. A draft parliamentary report is not an adopted one, and neither is a criminal verdict. Sibiya denies wrongdoing, none of this has been determined against him, and he is presumed innocent.
Matlala says he raised payments to Sibiya with the KZN commissioner (Day 167, 26 August 2026)
Per Business Day, Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala testified that at a meeting with KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at Umhlanga on 15 April 2025 he told the commissioner about payments made to Sibiya - insisting that the payments were made by other people and not by him. Sibiya faces the wider allegation, running through this commission since Mkhwanazi's July 2025 press conference, that he was bankrolled by Matlala. He denies it. Matlala's account has not been tested, Sibiya has not answered this particular version of it before the commission, and he is presumed innocent.
Public allegation of interference
On 6 July 2025 Mkhwanazi publicly alleged that Sibiya colluded to disband the Political Killings Task Team to shield organised-crime interests. Sibiya strongly disputes the allegations, which remain untested.
Suspension pending the inquiry
Sibiya was placed on special leave / suspended from his post as Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection in 2025, pending the outcome of the commission. He continues to deny wrongdoing.
Disbandment of the task team
Sibiya testified that he believed the unit had achieved its purpose, but conceded he used an implementation plan that deviated from the approved strategy and that the team was effectively disbanded without a formal review - framing this as a procedural deviation, not corruption.
Removal of 121 dockets
He denied ordering the dockets brought to Gauteng, but admitted he took control of the dockets - including matters on the court roll - and that they sat in his office for roughly three months before being returned. He maintains the intention was to inspect them.
Alleged ties to 'Cat' Matlala (denied)
It was alleged Sibiya had improper links to alleged cartel figure Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala. He categorically denied ever receiving any benefit, calling the suggestion 'false, unfounded and devoid of any factual basis,' while conceding he had met Matlala on several occasions.
