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Mr Mnisi admits that he should have requested the Deputy Chief's contact details at the point Sergeant Nkosi involved himself, and concedes this was a flaw on his part.
“What I should have done, which I have conceded, was that I should have, at the point where he involved himself and called the Deputy Chief , requested for those contact details , which was a flaw on my side on that matter .”
Mr Mnisi needed to clarify with the Deputy Chief that he had not given any go-ahead for approving ex post facto invoices.
“I need to clarify that, that I have not given any go-ahead . Necessary processes in terms of approving ex post facto invoices must be followed . So I needed to explain this to the Deputy Chief directly .”
Mr Mnisi had already requested a meeting and informed Sergeant Nkosi and the Deputy Chief, intending to have direct communication and possibly avoid the need for a face-to-face meeting.
“I had already requested for a meeting. I had really done that, and I am sure Sergeant Nkosi had already informed the Deputy Chief”
Mr Mnisi discusses the urgency of finalizing financial year-end processes to ensure account payables are reconciled and settled.
“the purpose of me having a discussion with Deputy Chief was in relation to ensure that, firstly, account payables are...”
Mr Mnisi acknowledges it was convenient to involve Sergeant Nkosi in discussions with the General but agrees in hindsight he should have obtained the Deputy Chief's contact earlier and engaged with him properly.
“He was already involved, and it was convenient for me. He was already in discussion with the General, and thus he fell in general terms. ... In hindsight, I should have got the number of the General much earlier than this. Unfortunately, I had not.”
EMP members report visits from high-ranking officials such as Chief, Deputy Chief, or Director in their individual books and monthly submissions.
“they said the Chief for the Deputy Chief for the Director arrived at this time, visited us, they record on that... And when they submit their monthly what-what, they will also say that we are visited by this person.”
EMMI stands for Executive Management Group for the Chief of Police and his Deputy Chief, as explained by Deputy Chief Dhlamini.
“The EMM is an Executive Management Group that we have for the Chief of Police and his Deputy Chief.”
Mr Bolhuis was acting in the position of Divisional Head, Asset Protection Services and was already appointed as Deputy Chief responsible for training.
“I take it that he was acting in the position of the Divisional Head ... he was already appointed as Deputy Chief responsible for training ...”
Information about ad hoc security services that affect the budget should have been communicated to the head of APSS office but was not.
“there is no way that the management of APSS could have thought there is no need for the head, the overseer, the Deputy Chief, not to inform him about these adhoc services, which will have a severe effect on our budget and operational implications”
Deputy Chief acknowledged having about 15-20% of his time devoted to high-level management and oversight of the APSS division due to its large scale and complexity.
“Some high-level management and oversight over APSS probably took about 15 percent or 20 percent of my energy and time to just ensure...”