NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER
Career officer Khehla Sitole gets top police job
Newly appointed police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole plans to turn around policing in SA. Sitole is the first career policeman to be appointed to permanently head the police service since the advent of democracy — with the exception of George Fivas who was appointed by Nelson Mandela in 1995. Jackie Selebi, Bheki Cele and Riah Phiyega, the other substantive commissioners, were political appointments. Speaking to Business Day a few hours after his appointment, the former divisional commissioner for protection and security services said he looked forward to unveiling his turnaround strategy at a media briefing on Thursday. Sitole has served in the South African Police Service (SAPS) for 31 years after beginning his career as a student constable during the apartheid government era. "I am a patriotic person, I love my country and I feel honoured to be given the opportunity to serve the country," Sitole said. "I am also acknowledging the confidence that the state has demonstrated by ves...
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