Chief of Police Isaac Mapiyeye

CLU was reporting to an Acting Director Machete, Deputy Chief of Police Mzolo, and former Chief of Police Isaac Mapiyeye; there was also Chief Mahlabe who resigned; a new team was handed over after disbandment of an old unit in 2019.

“CLU was reporting to a another inspector, superintendent, Acting Director Machete, who was my director at that time when I was a superintendent, Deputy Chief of Police, Mzolo, and the former Chief of Police, who is marked Isaac Mapiyeye. There was another Chief of Police, Chief Mahlabe, who has resigned. They only came back when the new Chief of Police, Isaac Mapiyeye, and Deputy Chief Mzolo handed over a new team after disbandment of an old unit in 2019”

Witness was promoted and not directly giving instructions to the unit; the unit reported to other commanders and the witness was strictly doing crowd management; some people came with grievances about CLU and were not employed by the city but wanted positions or full employment by the city.

“They only came back when the new Chief of Police, Isaac Mapiyeye, and Deputy Chief Mzolo handed over a new team after disbandment of an old unit in 2019. That is when I started giving instructions following the chain of command to the chief superintendent, superintendent inspectors. When it came back, I was now promoted to another level... I was strictly doing crowd management... there were people that came in with grievances that they worked with CLU and they were not employed by the city. Now they want to be given positions or they want to be employed fully by the city.”