POLICE Minister Bheki Cele has downplayed the differences between himself and national commissioner Khehla Sitole, saying they worked together and did not engage in infighting.
“It is not animosity. We are not fighting, but I can assure you we work together,” he said.
Responding to MPs about filling the position of the crime intelligence head, Sitole said acting head of crime intelligence Lieutenant-General Yolisa Mokgabudi, formerly Matakata, had been tipped to be the next head of the division that has had 10 acting divisional heads over the past decade. “Until that is resolved and the court tells us what to do, it could be a problem. The court may come back and say you erred, go fix it,” he said.
“We are going to resolve this matter as the minister indicated. On Monday, we will explain everything and we should not restart restructuring because people are threatening court action,” Sitole said. Sitole said he and his deputies were cleared by the inspector-general of intelligence on the matter.
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