President Jacob Zuma is slowly trying to capture the country’s crime-fighting units by planting his own people in key police units, opposition parties say. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula announced on Thursday the appointment of Bhoyi Ngcobo, a former bodyguard of the president, as the acting head of crime intelligence. Former acting head of crime intelligence Pat Mokushane was dismissed on Monday over accusations that he had run his own business from work, helped himself to South African Police Service (SAPS) funds and got top security clearance without due vetting. Mbalula said Ngcobo had "a wealth of policing experience and is not new within the crime-intelligence environment".
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