Overview
- Suspended SAPS organised-crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri testified that he has not seen full institutional capture of the police, though some officers are compromised and can manipulate cases.
- He confirmed using his personal phone to communicate with attempted-murder accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and said he routinely deletes non‑essential messages to manage storage.
- He said he provided Crime Intelligence chief General Dumisani Khumalo with names linked to the so‑called Big Five cartel but received neither acknowledgement nor a threat assessment.
- He faced allegations of interfering in the Vereeniging murder investigation of engineer Armand Swart due to suspected links to accused Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe, which remain under scrutiny.
- He denied organising bribes in the Swart matter, rejected claims he messaged blogger Musa Khawula on Matlala’s behalf, and is due back on Friday for cross‑examination.