Overview
- President Cyril Ramaphosa, who announced the move Thursday, placed Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension and named Lieutenant‑General Puleng Dimpane acting national commissioner.
- Masemola faces four counts under the Public Finance Management Act for alleged failures as SAPS accounting officer on a 2024 health‑services tender, and he denies wrongdoing.
- Prosecutors will join his case to that of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and 16 others on May 13 in Pretoria in a matter tied to a R360 million Medicare24 contract that was later canceled.
- The Madlanga Commission’s public hearings helped expose procurement lapses in SAPS, and political parties welcomed the suspension while pressing for stronger oversight and fewer acting appointments.
- Dimpane, the police service’s chief financial officer since 2018, is tasked with restoring stability and tightening supply‑chain controls that the president identified as a weak point for corruption.