The South African Police Service Police (SAPS) responds positively to Khayelitsha Commission’s recommendations
11 August 2015
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service Police (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, has expressed her disappointment on the expressions made by the Premier of the Western Cape on the SAPS response to the Khayelitsha Commission report.
The Premier is negotiating in bad faith. The SAPS is fully committed to the process because at the end of the day, our only interest is providing quality safety and security service to the people of Khayelitsha.
Premier Helen Zille’s comments were disingenuous because the National Commissioner went to meet her but she was not in the province. The Acting Premier indicated that we shall be invited back when Zille returned from an overseas trip. We instead received a very lengthy letter to which we responded, and indicated that we still await the opportunity to engage on this matter. The premier opted to hold a press conference instead.
On the matter of the Khayelitsha Commission report, the Premier of the Western Cape established a Commission of Inquiry into allegations of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha and the alleged breakdown of relations between the community and the SAPS.