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Cape Argus reports that Western Cape police commissioner Khombinkosi Jula has reportedly been given until 15 July to vacate his position and has been ordered to resume duty in KwaZulu-Natal.
High-ranking sources within the provincial police said Jula, who is currently on leave, will on his return empty his office. According to them this move was based on the police commissioner’s apparent failure to bring down the level of crime in the province. Jula is at the centre of the infighting between senior staff of the police services in the province. Divisions within SA Police Service (SAPS) and calls for Jula’s head were recently highlighted in a report compiled by Solidarity, wherein it was claimed police stations could not operate to their full capacity because their members had been absorbed into other operations. One of the operations singled out by Solidarity spokesperson Ronel Stander was that of the major reaction team (Mort), which works only from Thursday to Sunday between 4pm and 2am. Activist Colin Arendse also raised concerns about divisions within the SAPS. “We need a decisive change in the top structure of the SAPS with people that are in tune with the gang nature of this province,” Arendse opined. Vishnu Naidoo, spokesperson for national commissioner Khehla Sitola, declined to comment on Jula’s future. “If there are any changes to be made in the SAPS top management, we will make an announcement,” he said.
- Read the full original of Vincent Cruywagen’s report on the above story at Cape Argus
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