National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole denies Ramaphosa fired him

Outgoing National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole says he was not fired from his job by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Sitole on Thursday marked his last day in office after reaching an agreement of mutual termination of the contract with Ramaphosa in February.

Sitole and Police Minister Bheki Cele have been at loggerheads over a number of issues, including the South African Police Service’s (Saps) response to the deadly July unrest in 2021.

In a wide-ranging interview with SABC News, Sitole said unlike previous police commissioners, who had did not complete their term of office like him, he was going to do a handover report.

He said when he was appointed by former president Jacob Zuma in 2017, he never applied or asked to be promoted as the national police commissioner.

“I never applied for a post or for a promotion in the police. I went through anointment processes,” Sitole said.

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