Kgomotso Phahlane should never have been appointed to the position of national police commissioner. This is the view of trade unions in the police sector, which have roundly welcomed Phahlane’s removal. The largest union in the sector, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru), said his removal was long overdue. President Jacob Zuma announced on Thursday that Phahlane has been relieved of his duties of commissioner. After the announcement, Police Minister Fikile Mbalula told journalists that Phahlane had been asked to provide reasons why he should not be suspended as head of forensics at the South African Police Service (SAPS). Reacting to the news on Thursday, the South African Police Union (Sapu) said that had the SAPS exercised due diligence and vetted Phahlane, it would have discovered that he was not fit for the position in light of corruption allegations that dogged him before he took on the role. Popcru spokesman Richard Mamabolo said Phahlane had bloated the upper e...
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