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Ramaphosa reinstates suspended police chief
Ramaphosa reinstates suspended police chief
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he was reinstating the country's police chief, six months after he was suspended over charges he broke public finance rules in the irregular awarding of a tender.
Fannie Masemola, national commissioner of the South African Police Service since 2022, will resume his duties on Monday after prosecutors withdrew charges linked to a R228 million police health services contract.
The presidency said prosecutors ordered the withdrawal of charges against Masemola last month, with a local court in…
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