Khehla Sitole
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Kinnear killing: Police fail to act on Ipid recommendations
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate advised that disciplinary proceedings be instituted against police officials
Cele in the crosshairs as internal police war hots up
The minister allegedly tried to influence procurement and appointments to key management posts, top cop tells Ramaphosa
Teflon Cele has survived decades of tender allegations
The minister has endured through a leasing scandal and factional wars in the police because the president can’t jettison the KwaZulu-Natal support base that he commands
We need to declare a state of emergency on policing
Never was the saying ‘Who will guard the guardians?’ more appropriate than at the present
Ramaphosa: Reminded, lobbied and plotted against
A survey of March’s top online news articles suggests that municipalities, a new police commissioner and the ANC’s December elective conference were key issues facing the president
How Masemola became police commissioner
Masemola’s appointment as the country’s top cop comes amid allegations of meddling levelled against Police Minister Bheki Cele.
Watch Live: Ramaphosa announces General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola as new National Commissioner of Police
The president will announce Khehla Sitole’s successor
Does the police service want corruption-fighting whistleblower Patricia Mashale to ‘disappear’?
The senior administrator in the Free State police service has reported corruption, irregular appointments and promotions, as well as crimes involving guns to her line managers or…
Ramaphosa pulls trigger, fires police commissioner Sitole
National police commissioner Khehla Sitole, who’s had a tense standoff with police minister Bheki Cele, has been shown the door
Sitole slams Cele’s accusation of plot against him involving Malema
The national police commissioner said he met Malema in 2020, but only to discuss the EFF leader’s security
Abuse of police funds and ANC infighting a boon for private security firms
The ratio of private security members to citizens is 1:106, whereas that of police officers to citizens is 1:413
Hearings into July unrest expose dismal state of security cluster
As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the…
The security cluster remains the thorn in the ANC’s side
Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences
Cele, Sitole beef continues at hearings into July’s unrest
The minister again accused the commissioner of being missing in action when the violence raged in KwaZulu-Natal
How security fell to pieces in July
KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi took no prisoners as he accused former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of perjury at hearings into the unrest