Professor Firoz Cachalia has been appointed as the acting Minister of Police

Reacting to the announcement, ActionSA MP Dereleen James likened Ramaphosa’s delayed action to kicking the can down the road in confronting the deepening crisis within the South African Police Service and the broader criminal justice system.

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“What the President failed to acknowledge is that South Africans have long warned of the deep rot within SAPS and its impact on safety and security. Government inaction has allowed this decay to worsen, further eroding the integrity of law enforcement leadership and deepening a national security crisis that can no longer be ignored.”