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Scharnick arrested for intimidating journalist at Madlanga Commission

SABC News · 20 August 2026 at 14:05

Scharnick arrested for intimidating journalist at Madlanga Commission

Stuart James Scharnick, a businessman and associate of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, has been arrested after a journalist covering the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry laid intimidation charges against him.

Scharnick allegedly confronted the journalist at the Commission’s hearings after the journalist recorded him during a tea break.

WATCH | Sowetan journalist Herman Moloi details why he laid a charge of intimidation against Stuart Scharnick after an alleged incident on the sidelines of the Madlanga Commission. pic.twitter.com/INkcM0FYbb — SABC News (@SABCNews) August 20, 2026

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Scharnick arrested for intimidating journalist at Madlanga Commission

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