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    Default Genl. Sitole appointed as Police Commissioner

    Well this is positive...

    https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/...ioner-12117441

    Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has appointed General Khehla John Sitole as the new National Police Commissioner, the presidency announced on Wednesday.
    Sitole, who was the Divisional Commissioner for Protection and Security Services, was appointed with immediate effect.
    Zuma in a statement congratulated Sitole on his appointment and wished him well in his responsibility of leading the fight against crime in the country.
    “His extensive experience in the police service will assist him to execute this critical task of making South Africans and everyone in the country safer and to feel safer.


    "We wish General Sitole all of the best as he assumes his new position at the helm of a very important institution in government and the country’’, said Zuma.

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    Default Re: Genl. Sitole appointed as Police Commissioner

    Quote Originally Posted by MTTSS View Post
    Well this is positive...
    Is it? I'm inclined to think that it's prudent to distrust anything or anyone that Zuma is for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katlagter View Post
    Is it? I'm inclined to think that it's prudent to distrust anything or anyone that Zuma is for.
    "We" have met him a year or so ago. He is a good and honest man and a career policeman.

    Through him working with Free State Agriculture / Vrystaat Landbou some years back when he was Provincial Commissioner some years back, they worked a success story as far as rural safety / farm safety is concerned.

    We have not had such a good commissioner since Fivaz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MTTSS View Post
    "We" have met him a year or so ago. He is a good and honest man and a career policeman.
    That's good to hear. It's just so hard not be skeptical where Zuma is concerned. But then he has been wrong a few times and appointed people of integrity; whom he tried to fire as soon as he realised it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katlagter View Post
    That's good to hear. It's just so hard not be skeptical where Zuma is concerned. But then he has been wrong a few times and appointed people of integrity; whom he tried to fire as soon as he realised it.
    Like our beloved former Public Protector :)

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    Does this have any potential to positively impact firearm licence applications?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlueBloodedHoodlum View Post
    Does this have any potential to positively impact firearm licence applications?
    A delegation from Gosa including Paul and special advisors to Gosa and the leaders of the legal team met with the Genl. about two and a half years ago when he was Deputy National Commissioner and if I recall correctly standing in for Me Riah Piyega. This came after Gosa had to start high court cases against CFR for mass refusals. Through the leadership that the Genl. displayed a lot of issues were sorted out and further court cases were avoided. The stakeholder meetings also resumed after that.

    Issues were explained to the Genl. and he had an open mind and willingness to listen. Channels were established for issues to be resolved. Those channels have assisted greatly in the past.

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