New police commissioner plans to crack down on corruption
"I will welcome any suggestions from the public in the fight against crime and people should be free to report crimes committed crimes without fear that they might be brutalised by the police."
WHITE RIVER – The new provincial police commissioner, Lt Gen Mark Dumisa Magadlela, will exercise a zero-tolerance approach to corrupt police officials and rhino poachers. These were a few of the topics discussed at his first address in his new position at Ingwenyama Lodge on Wednesday.
Other topics inluded the unmonitored usage of the province’s resources and the recruitment of local citizens in vacant positions around the province.
Magadlela announced his lockdown on corruption in the province by referring to the four policemen who were arrested for corruption and appeared in court on Monday. “We will do everything we can to ensure the loopholes leading to corruption are closed. I also do not want the communities to condemn the actions of the policemen, but rather come forward and help us to prevent anything of its kind to happen again.”
Magadlela expressed his revolt against the mismanagement of resources. “The media and the community at large should assist us in reporting the sickness we have with the management of our resources, especially the misuse of state resources, because these are the taxpayers’ resources. They should not be misused by individual members of the police or the government.”
The new commissioner continuously referred to rhino poaching. “The rate at which these animals are being killed is unacceptable. I thank all the security companies and members of the public who have assisted us in our fight against poaching and I can ensure that with more resources we will put the guilty behind bars.”
Magadlale said, above all, community engagement in crime prevention was of utmost importance. “The police’s main concern is for the community to feel safe, and to realistically be safe. I will welcome any suggestions from the public in the fight against crime and people should be free to report crimes committed crimes without fear that they might be brutalised by the police.”
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