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News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering appointing a career police officer as the next national commissioner of the beleaguered SA Police Service (SAPS).
This as the current top cop Khehla Sitole rounds off his chequered term of office. The Presidency last month announced that Sitole had agreed to the early termination of his contract for the benefit of the country. This effectively negated a board of inquiry into his fitness to hold office. Apparently, the following five names are being considered by the president: KwaZulu-Natal police boss Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla "Lucky" Mkhwanazi; Gauteng police boss Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela; retired Lieutenant-General Gary Kruser; Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola, head of policing; and Lieutenant-General Liziwe Evelyn Ntshinga, head of crime detection and former Eastern Cape provincial police commissioner. At this stage, Ramaphosa is apparently not considering appointing an outsider to head up the embattled police. While Ramaphosa considers his options, the clock is running out, as there are less than two weeks before Sitole vacates his post. There is a possibility that Ramaphosa may install an acting police commissioner while making a decision on a permanent appointment.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jeff Wicks and Adriaan Basson at News24 (subscriber access only)
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