South Africa’s deputy police chief resigns amid corruption and sexual offence allegations2026-10-12Shadrack Sibiya resigned as deputy police chief during a disciplinary hearing; police described his departure as a dishonourable discharge because the case was ongoing.Sibiya is in custody over alleged rape and grooming offences and has denied the allegations; his bail hearing was postponed to October 13.A judicial commission is investigating allegations that Sibiya received money and gifts from alleged criminals; he denied the accusations in testimony.His resignation ended the internal disciplinary process without a finding on its allegations, but did not end the criminal case against him.Shadrack Sibiya quits SAPS in ‘dishonourable discharge’ (The South African)Sibiya quits SAPS during disciplinary hearing (Mail & Guardian)Sibiya’s dishonourable discharge: who is running SAPS? (Business Day)South Africa deputy police chief resigns amid sex offence charges (Al Jazeera)Shadrack Sibiya quits police as DC hearing begins (Business Day)Shadrack Sibiya resigns: from Scorpions to rape accused (Daily Maverick)Expert: Sibiya not off the hook after police resignation (eNCA)Renuncia el subjefe de policía de Sudáfrica procesado por corrupción y delitos sexuales (Infobae)POLL | What do you think about Sibiya’s decision to resign before his disciplinary hearing? (TimesLIVE)