The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the province has weighed in on the news of the appointment of Mondli Zuma as the new Provincial Commissioner for the SAPS. The party has penned down how disappointed and discontent it is about the appointment.
“The appointment of Mr Mondli Zuma as the new Provincial Commissioner is a disgrace and an embarrassment to the broader police service given his track record and his personal brash with the law.
“The most worrying factor is that he has a dark cloud hanging over his head with cases such as missing service pistol, escaping custody, and drunk and driving. It is also alleged that he was involved in a scandal of selling fire arms to dangerous criminals in KZN,” read the statement by the party.
This is also viewed as a dent to the police structure by the EFF.
“By nature and character, police officers should be candidates with high morale standing and should command respect and integrity in the society, but it seems to be the total opposite with Zuma, precisely because he has always found himself on the wrong side of the law,” continued the statement.
The party has accused authorities of making Mpumalanga a dumping site for ‘corrupt’ officials.
“Mpumalanga is a province known for unaccounted political killings and corruption. We reject the appointment of Mr Mondli Zuma as the Provincial Commissioner as he was also rejected in Gauteng and his appointment as a Provincial Commissioner was reversed within hours.
“Mpumalanga should not be a dumping site for corrupt people and rejects from other provinces. This has to come to an end now. #MondliZumaMustFall.”
