Tension between top cops left provinces without Crime Intel heads

A STALEMATE between Divisional Commissioner for Crime Intelligence Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and his immediate supervisor, Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya resulted in at least two batches of senior management posts remaining unfilled within Crime Intelligence.

- GCWALISILE KHANYILE

Khumalo also told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that almost half of the provinces in South Africa were without heads of Crime Intelligence, leaving them without a responsible leader to outline a strategy to dismantle organised crime and criminal syndicates. The division of Crime Intelligence had last year advertised two batches of senior management posts, which included provincial heads of crime intelligence and other section heads at the head office level, Knumalo told the commission.

On both occasions, the processes had been followed including the resource management division of the SAPS, which approves the request for the posts that need to be advertised.

Khumalo said that HR will then advertise the posts, receive applications, screen applications, and send a shortlist of applicants who meet the requirements. Then they will request the responsible division to submit a proposal to the panel.