Spare a thought for the new Hawks boss, Godfrey Lebeya, as he prepares for what will have to be a comprehensive clean-out of the corrupt and those who attempted to capture the state. Not only does President Cyril Ramaphosa profess (or is it feign?) inexplicable ignorance of the extent of state capture, he has chosen some severely compromised cabinet members, ranging from Bathabile "smallanyana skeletons" Dlamini to Malusi "VVIP pleaser" Gigaba. The Hawks have not hitherto stepped up to the plate to investigate any cabinet member compromised by (Saxonwold shebeeners) or fired for (Dina Pule, Sicelo Shiceka) corruption. Lebeya has to report to new Police Minister Bheki Cele, who was at one point dismissed as national commissioner of police for his incompetence and dishonesty. The Moloi inquiry recommended a criminal investigation into Cele’s role in the procurement of police headquarters leases at ridiculously inflated rentals, but none emerged. The public protector’s Against the Rule...
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