Commissioner Yolande Faro

Since Chief of Police Yolande Faro's appointment around October 23, the city has lobbied to fill critical and high-level Metro Police vacancies, filling many but some critical positions remain close to advertisement stage subject to budget and approval.

“Since the Chief of Police, Yolande Faro, has been appointed, I believe it was October 23, she immediately lobbied the city and the city manager to ensure that at least critical positions and high-level positions are being filled.”

Since Chief of Police Yolande Faro's appointment, the city has lobbied to fill critical positions, and many have been filled; however, some critical funded vacancies remain close to advertisement pending city approval and budget.

“Since the Chief of Police, Yolande Faro, has been appointed, I believe it was October 23, she immediately lobbied the city and the city manager to ensure that at least critical positions and high-level positions are being filled. Subsequently, the department has filled numerous positions. We are still in a position where we have put forward critical vacancies that are now very close to advertisement level, subject always to final approval by the city and available budget, but these are funded vacancies.”

The Commissioner Bolhuis was informed about a report intended to facilitate the transition of the Asset Property Protection Service (APPS) from the City Manager's Office to the Tshwane Metro Police Department, which report was provided by Paledi Marota, received nine months late on 10 April 2025.

“The Chief of Police, Yolande Faro, testified that when she received an instruction that there has to be a transition of the APPS from the city manager's office to the TMPD's office, that she tasked you to oversee that process... she testified that she received this report, unfortunately, somehow nine months later, and this report came from a lady called Paledi Marota... The correct date would have been the 10th of April 2025... And lastly, on that score, you would have, at least at that stage, when this report came to your knowledge, you would have ceased acting or at least being a caretaker of the SP... That is correct. I already provided a full handover in writing in the month of March to the newly appointed Deputy Chief Spies.”

Commissioner Revo Spies was appointed Deputy Chief of Police for Asset Protection and Security Services in Tshwane Metropolitan Police from 1 March 2025, responsible for physical and technical security and managing both in-house and contracted security personnel.

“I have been appointed in the City of Tshwane Metro Police from the 1st of March as the Deputy Chief of Police for Asset Protection and Security Services... I am accountable for the physical security and technical systems, the operational support around the technical systems and the physical security, and then physical guard services... We operate a hybrid system, meaning that we have in-house security... there are 1270 of those guards. And then there is a contracted portion, which is to 22 service providers, which I will deal with later.”

Commissioner Yolande Faro is the Chief of Police in the City of Tshwane.

“The Chief of Police is Commissioner Yolande Faro.”