Deputy Commissioner Bolhuis

Deputy Commissioner Bolhuis indicates uncertainty whether the relocation of the APSS from city manager's office to TMPD itself constitutes misuse or exploitation of officials.

“Deputy Commissioner, can I just, just to make sure that I understand... are you saying that the movement of APSS from the office of the city manager to TMPD... is that what you are referring to when you say you were used? And had you known better, you would have responded better? Not necessarily, but that could be the case, I do not know.”

Deputy Commissioner Bolhuis was the caretaker of the Asset Protection Unit between July 2024 and February 2025, prior to the appointment of the current occupant in March 2025.

“Deputy Commissioner Bolhuis was assigned as caretaker for this division ... I was only appointed on 1 March 2025.”

Deputy Commissioner Bolhuis refused to sign off on any documentation or request additional funds for unauthorised ad hoc sites and ordered an investigation into this conduct due to potential audit queries affecting the city and department.

“I am not signing off any documentation or requesting additional funds ... This will not be entertained ... please launch an investigation in this regard ... this behaviour must stop as it will cause audit queries which will not only affect the department but the city as a whole.”

The email from Umashi Dhlamini dated 12 March 16:04 was sent to multiple high-ranking police officials and outlined concerns about the exponential increase in ad hoc security duties and the risk of depleting funds before the end of the financial year, potentially causing overspending on the General Ledger.

“That is the email that I am referring to from Umashi Dhlamini , and it is dated Wednesday , 12 March , 16:04 . It is sent to me and the Chief of Police , Deputy Commissioner Bolhuis , Brigadier Nkomo , as the acting Deputy Chief of Specialised Services , Deputy Commissioner Nomsa Nhlapho , Mr Veli Nwandule , Jethro Seleka , Priscilla Radiokana , Tshukudu Malatji , Reginald Mahlangu , and Colonel Elvis Madihlaba is cc'd”

Letters authorizing deployment were issued without knowledge of senior department members and Inspector Phiri is too low in rank to authorize deployment.

“What I then did is, this is the first time that us and even the department, I even spoke to Deputy Commissioner Bolhuis about it, none of us knew that these letters were issued and I looked at these letters and Inspector Phiri, in terms of command and control, in our ranking structure, if you go from the bottom up, you have a Constable Sergeant Inspector, then a Superintendent, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, which is the Director level and the Deputy Chief level. Inspector Phiri, in my mind and at that moment in time, is way too low to authorise any expenditure or even to deploy.”