City Press reports that suspended deputy police commissioner Francinah Vuma has been told that she may not return to work, pending a review of her suspension. Vuma was suspended in July last year.

She was supposed to return to work following a ruling that found that the SA Police Service had lost its right to discipline her for refusing to enable the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption. This related to the controversial deal to purchase spying equipment for the police at an exorbitant price. State attorney Vishal Ramruch told Vuma through her lawyers that the SA Police Service (SAPS) intended appealing the ruling permitting her to return to work. Your client’s precautionary suspension accordingly remains in place until such time as the matter has finally been resolved. Your client is therefore reminded that she is not to report for duty at this stage,” wrote Ramruch to the lawyers. His letter followed Vuma’s lawyers’ letter, which said that she would return to work, as there was nothing to prevent her from doing so. In a ruling delivered last month by Safety & Security Sectoral Bargaining Council arbitrator Johnny Mathebula, it was found that the SAPS had waived its right to discipline Vuma and was “accordingly precluded from disciplining” her.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Abram Mashego at City Press

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