Progress in political killings as Cele brings in 'project plan'
Minister of Police Bheki Cele has overhauled the task team involved in investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, saying he was unhappy with their progress.
"We were not getting results with the old team. From time to time we have to move them around. Some people do not perform well in certain units," Cele told a contingent of media on Friday.
Cele said he had put together a new "project plan" with a team of 118 members including prosecutors, correctional services officials and detectives who deal specifically with national matters. He has retained eight members from the previous team.
He was speaking at the KwaZulu-Natal police headquarters in Durban where he gave an update on investigations in political killings that have plagued the province for more than five years.
Cele said some members from the previous task team "would not have behaved or performed as expected".