Police readiness Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia described the feud between IDAC and the SAPS as 'messy' and expressed concern over the apparent lack of coordination.
Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu
Sour relations amounting to a ‘turf war’ between the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have devastating effects on the image and credibility of both institutions. Importantly, this feud does not instil public trust in them.
It is for this reason that the Independent Policing Union of South Africa (IPUSA) has called for a truce between the two institutions.
The union’s argument, which is a valid one, is that the ongoing hostility between IDAC and SAPS negatively affects attempts to uphold the rule of law and diminishes public trust as the country prepares for the upcoming Local Government Election (LGE). For these reasons, the concerns by IPUSA are genuine and reasonable.
