Mpumalanga police chief suspended for misuse of personnel and state resources

Mpumalanga Police Commissioner General Daphney Manamela has been suspended. (Bulelwa Ginindza/Daily Sun)

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner General Daphney Manamela following allegations of serious misconduct.

News24 had previously reported that SAPS insiders had said Masemola had delayed Manamela’s suspension until after the elections.

Two independent sources at Mpumalanga Police headquarters in Mbombela told News24 that a delegation from Pretoria arrived on Friday morning to officially suspend Manamela.

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