Taxi boss Oupa Sindane linked to extortion and leaked police information

Taxi boss Oupa Sindane linked to extortion and leaked police information

Evidence before the Madlanga Commission places taxi boss Oupa Sindane at the centre of alleged extortion, police information leaks and intelligence linked to Cat Matlala.

BREAKING | Madlanga bombshell: Bafana Sindane’s WhatsApp bid struck off court roll

Bafana Sindane’s bid to block his WhatsApp messages from being read at the Madlanga Commission has been struck from the roll.

Taxi Boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni Back In Hot Seat At Madlanga Commission

Kwagga 20 extortion network: WhatsApp trail exposed

Advocate Matthew Chaskalson read the chats into the record on September 28, 2026, while Sindane was absent. The messages point to what Chaskalson described as a structured extortion racket. The alleged network overlaps with the Big Five cartel that NOWinSA has been tracking. “The inference that I draw in relation to these payments is that […]

Madlanga Commission Hears Shocking Claims of R100,000 Monthly Protection Fee

The Madlanga Commission has heard evidence alleging that a Mpumalanga businessman was subjected to threats after failing to make a payment allegedly demanded by taxi bosses. The evidence emerged on Monday as the commission examined allegations surrounding Joe Sibanyoni, Bafana Sindane, Mvimbi Masilela and Philemon Msiza, who face criminal charges of extortion and money laundering. […]

Sibanyoni and Sindane used violence for extortion, says Chaskalson - Inside Politics

A web of WhatsApp messages, sworn statements and police intelligence reports has placed taxi bosses Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and Oupa “Bafana” Sindane in the orbit of alleged izinkabi (hitmen), murder suspects and an alleged extortion network.