Selebi, an ex-Interpol president, was supposed to report to serve his 15-year sentence within 48 hours.
BBC: South Africa ex-police chief Jackie Selebi loses appeal
The head of the police, Jackie Selebi, is on leave pending a corruption investigation.
Shortly after hearing the news, Selebi collapsed at home and was taken to hospital, his lawyer says.
BBC: South Africa ex-police chief Jackie Selebi loses appeal
Selebi's successor, Gen Bheki Cele, was recently suspended over alleged unlawful property deals.
BBC: South Africa ex-police chief Jackie Selebi loses appeal
Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi is reported as saying that two white men were seen acting suspiciously in Soweto shortly before the explosions.
Selebi was a senior member of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), and an ally of former President Thabo Mbeki.
BBC: South Africa ex-police chief Jackie Selebi loses appeal
When he was convicted in August 2010, the judge said Selebi had shown "complete contempt for the truth" and had "low moral fibre".
BBC: South Africa ex-police chief Jackie Selebi loses appeal
The state has brought in one of its most senior prosecutors, Gerrie Nel, the state advocate who prosecuted disgraced former police chief Jackie Selebi.
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The national police chief, Jackie Selebi, a former ANC politician, faces a court appearance on charges that arise from his friendship with a convicted mobster.
The prosecution nevertheless continued: Mr Selebi was found guilty last year.
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Under Jackie Selebi, the previous head of the police who was found guilty of corruption in 2010, specialist police units to deal with gangs and drugs were disbanded.
Ms. ATTWOOD: Yeah, in fact, recent developments - I don't know if I should talk about them - but Jackie Selebi, there was a warrant out for his arrest.
It was Mr Simelane who, as director-general of the justice ministry, drafted a letter ordering Vusi Pikoli, the then NPA boss, to drop his prosecution of Jackie Selebi, the police chief, on corruption charges.
ECONOMIST: The ruling party would prefer more malleable judges
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