Hopewell Radebe, Chief Political Correspondent
8 January 2004
Johannesburg — THE City of Johannesburg has resolved to scrap the appointments of 249 Metropolitan police candidates and to hold new interviews, following allegations of corruption and nepotism.
This is the first time the council has responded decisively to a public outcry over alleged "jobs for pals" accusations which forced city manager Pascal Moloi to intervene in the dispute between the Johannesburg Metro police department training academy and a union.
Metro police department spokesman Mbangwa Xaba said that the meeting between Moloi, chief of police Chris Ngcobo and the South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) was triggered by the union's dissatisfaction concerning the recruitment process,
Samwu claimed some appointments had not been in line with agreed recruitment and selection guidelines and had been placed solely in the hands of the police chief.
To remedy the situation, a representative five-member panel has been established to oversee the new recruitment process. It would be done urgently so new trainees could start classes on Monday next week as planned.
The interviewing and selection process started yesterday and was expected to be completed by Sunday.
Moloi said: "We all agreed that service delivery and safety of Johannesburg residents were a priority. It was in that spirit all parties ensured that this priority is not compromised."
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