SAPU CALLS ON PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA : BRING BACK MASEMOLA NOW

August 17, 2026

SAPU CALLS ON PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA : BRING BACK MASEMOLA NOW 

The South African Policing Union (SAPU) calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently restore General Fannie Masemola to his position as the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS).


What has emerged before the Madlanga Commission has raised serious questions about the manner in which the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) handled certain investigations and the legal basis of some of the charges brought against senior police officials. These developments have strengthened SAPU’s concerns that General Masemola may have been unfairly targeted.

SAPU therefore calls on Advocate Andy Mothibi, the National Director of Public Prosecutions, to urgently pronounce on the status of the charges against General Masemola. The country deserves to know : are the charges being withdrawn or will they proceed?


At the same time, SAPU is deeply concerned about continued instability within SAPS, including the suspension of four Lieutenant-Generals outside the prescripts of the SAPS regulations. Any action against police officers must strictly comply with the law and applicable SAPS regulations.

We are also concerned about the reset agenda by the Acting Minister of Police which might be based on questionable information. We cannot allow SAPS to become paralyzed by leadership battles, uncertainty and decision based on questionable information.


President Ramaphosa must stop the party at SAPS and restore stability before it is too late.

South Africa needs a strong, professional and stable police service focused on fighting crime – not internal battles.



SAPU’S MESSAGE IS SIMPLE : BRING BACK MASEMOLA! RESTORE STABILITY! LET SAPS FIGHT CRIME!

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