General Sibihiri

The Commission suggests there is enough evidence that SAPS senior management has internal divisions or factions and questions if General Sibihiri and Sergeant Nkosi sharing information reflects belonging to a faction aligned with General Khumalo and others.

“We have had enough evidence here in the Commission ... that within SAPS senior management ... there are sides”

General Sibihiri denies being part of any faction despite perceptions placing him as General Sibiyai's person, explaining he is integrated across factions and receives information from multiple generals.

“I do not fall under any faction... he will come and tell me... I am not part of anybody”

The Commission questions the appropriateness of General Sibihiri sharing bad news articles with a junior officer Sergeant Nkosi, given the perceived factional tensions within SAPS.

“He is far junior in the organisation... There has to be another reason why you are sharing with this junior employee”

General Sibihiri explains that Sergeant Nkosi shares information from many senior officers making him a conduit to multiple sources, thus justifying the sharing of articles.

“Sergeant Nkosi is close to lots of senior officers, and whatever information he is getting, he will share with me”

Sharing as gossip or information within SAPS could be innocent but might also align with factional groupings within SAPS, a point put to General Sibihiri for comment.

“It may have been gossip at its most innocent, ... that you, like Sergeant Nkosi, you were part of a particular grouping within the SAPS”

General Sibihiri states he communicates everything he learns among all factions and does not align with any single faction.

“Whatever he is talking to General Mkhwanazi, I will know. He will come and tell me... that is why I always share... he is in all the factions”

General Sibihiri describes using internal communication and information reporting protocols involving Deputy National Commissioner and DIVCOM as safeguards when sharing classified information.

“It must go through the office of the DIVCOM to sign, so she will see what I am reporting”

General Sibihiri advised Sergeant Nkosi not to send classified information to others as it could get them into trouble.

“I talked to him to say, hey, the person who is sending you this, just make sure you do not send it to anybody because it might put you into a problem because it is classified”

General Sibihiri states that interactions with others in SAPS are strictly work-related and there is no special or inappropriate communication.

“I try to stay on my lane and do my work and not be involved in anyone”

General Sibihiri denies there is any pattern of improper information sharing between him and Sergeant Nkosi despite sharing articles.

“I disagree with the pattern issue. Nkosi sent me what he wanted to send me, and also in a report, then I send something similar to that”

General Sibihiri states he knows what he has seen and apologizes if sending information might have been inappropriate.

“If ever it is as informeto send to somebody, I know what I have seen, then I apologise”

General Sibihiri acknowledges sharing news with Sergeant Nkosi but argues that this does not make him part of any faction within SAPS.

“I do not think he has got the faction, he is in all the factions.. I do not fall under any faction, that is true”

General Sibihiri says he is often tasked by General Sibiya to carry out work orders and thus maintains close contact with him.

“When he goes somewhere for work, he will like me to be there. And when he asks, in terms of work needs to be done, he will task me”