Police Minister And His National Commissioner At Loggerheads
May 12, 2021
South Africans can be forgiven for wondering what is happening in our country as it lunges from one crisis to the other.
Over the past couple of weeks we were mostly focusing on the drama in the ANC, but serious problems have also emerged from within the national police services.
There is a tense standoff between the Minister of Police Bheki Cele and his National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole.
Cele went as far as calling out Sitole for disregarding his instructions in connection with senior appointments.
Radio Islam spoke to criminologist, Simon Howell.
Saturday 8 May 2021 - 8:00am
Police Minister Bheki Cele sets the record straight about his relationship with National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole. Cele has reportedly asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene, as tensions between the two have been simmering for a while. Ronald Masinda has more. Courtesy #DStv403
CAPE TOWN - Police bosses must put their differences aside and focus on serving the people.
That s the opinion of some analysts who ve weighed in on the continuing butting of heads between Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole.
Cele has reportedly asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene as tensions between the two have been simmering for a while.
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A massive battle between the country’s top police officers is boiling over. In the midst of this, cops are trying to tackle crime, some of which is furthered by their own colleagues, leaving ordinary people exceptionally vulnerable.
Crime Intelligence officers are critical: they are meant to form an impenetrable barrier between the law-abiding residents of South Africa and local and global crooks.
But what happens if these officers abuse their positions and, instead of seeing to it that criminals are caught, join their ranks?
Well, suspicions and accusations in this realm are playing out. Yet again.
South Africa’s Crime Intelligence head, Peter Jacobs, has been suspended – according to him unfairly – for roughly three months. His suspension may be lifted on Wednesday.