1008624193__20260508__0 Rise Mzansi condemned the sluggish rollout of mandatory lifestyle audits and re-vetting for senior officers.
RISE Mzansi has raised fresh concerns about the pace of efforts to root out corruption within the South African Police Service (SAPS), warning that the problem may run far deeper within senior leadership than previously feared.
The party said it was alarmed by delays in the re-vetting and lifestyle audits of senior SAPS management, citing what it believed were troubling signs that corruption had infiltrated the highest ranks of the police service.
The concerns followed acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia's disclosure that 18 of the country's 23 Lieutenant-Generals and 109 of its 119 Major-Generals had submitted vetting applications, while the majority of Brigadiers were expected to submit their paperwork this month.
At provincial level, 68 of 71 senior managers across all nine provinces have been referred to the State Security Agency (SSA) for processing. Cachalia revealed the figures in a parliamentary response.
