He said such incidents were often blamed on the ANC by “opportunists”, tarnishing the party’s name.
on Wednesday that it had already served suspension notices on the officers.
“This runs against the grain of what SAPS stands for — the majority of our men and women service our country diligently,” Mbalula said. “We want to ensure this matter is investigated and properly reported to the public. It is easy point scoring to apportion blame on the deputy president who doesn’t carry out his own protection, but people are employed to protect him, those are law enforcement officers,” he said.
“The ANC welcomes the report that found there was no evidence of paid work outside of his duties as president,” Mbalula said.
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