ANC slams choice of David Tembe as Joburg’s top cop
The party says it will use ‘all available avenues’ to challenge the appointment of the fifth-best candidate
The ANC in Johannesburg is set to challenge the appointment of the metro’s new police chief, David Tembe, as the party believes he is not the most suitable person for the job. Tembe’s appointment was announced by mayor Herman Mashaba on Wednesday. ANC Johannesburg spokesman Jolidee Matongo said the opposition party would approach Gauteng’s outgoing cooperative governance MEC, Paul Mashatile, and Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi to look into the matter. "We have also given our legal team all the required documentation to start a process to have this appointment set aside," Matongo said. The ANC has raised issue with Tembe for initially being scored fifth out of the possible candidates interviewed for the position, according to a report tabled in a special council meeting in October. The ANC opposed his appointment in council, citing the unanimous recommendation by the recruitment panel that Tembe be appointed even though it was also noted he was the fifth mos...
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