White River cop accused of taking R1 000 bribe granted bail

A police officer accused of soliciting a R1 000 bribe from a suspect has appeared in court and was released pending investigation.

October 7, 2025
Riot Hlatshwayo Less than a minute
Sergeant Xolani Sibiya. Photo: Supplied

A White River SAPS officer accused of soliciting a R1 000 bribe was granted R2 000 bail when he appeared in the White River Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Mpumalanga News reports the case against Sergeant Xolani Sibiya (41) was postponed to November 26 for further investigation.

Sibiya was arrested on Thursday by the Nelspruit-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Serious Corruption Investigation units.

He allegedly solicited a R1 000 bribe from a theft suspect in exchange for assistance with a case. The suspect had been arrested on September 26 and later released on warning.

The court ordered Sibiya not to contact any witnesses, either directly or via a third party.

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October 7, 2025
Riot Hlatshwayo Less than a minute

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Riot Hlatshwayo

Riot Hlatshwayo is a senior journalist based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. He is the former Bureau Chief of the Sowetan Newspaper in Mpumalanga. Riot has written for more than 16 publications in South Africa and abroad. He is also a former journalist at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
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