Unlike former minister Bheki Cele, police minister Senzo Mchunu starts his relationship with DA MP and anti-crime activist Ian Cameron on a clean slate without much controversy.
Cameron was appointed chair of parliament’s police portfolio committee on Wednesday. Mchunu welcomed him, saying they had “a lot of work” to do.
“You will be aware that together we have a big task of ensuring we earn our titles because if we don’t, it would mean not only have we failed ourselves and the committee but also the National Assembly as a whole,” Mchunu said.
It was important for the committee and SAPS to produce results that South Africans could attest to.
“It’s unfortunate we can’t say it ourselves, that we are delivering and we are working; it’s the people out there who must say we are working. They must experience it, they must see it, they must feel it. If they don’t see it, no matter how much we say we are making progress, if they don’t say so, it means we are not making progress and you must accept that.
“As we work going forward, we hope there will be something to show to the people that we are working and that’s the only way to earn our titles; otherwise, it won’t be worthwhile.”