Faro: ‘I acted immediately on ad-hoc service irregularities’

By Johnathan Paoli

Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Chief Commissioner Yolande Faro has insisted that she moved swiftly to halt what she described as “unauthorised irregularities”, raising concern over how ad-hoc services were approved, deployed and paid for outside formal processes.

Testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday afternoon, Faro said she only became aware of the irregularities after an internal email flagged the scale of spending.

“I became aware of the cost and the fact that there was no clarity of the procurement of this ad hoc security services. It was not apparent that there was a proper procedure in place,” Faro said.

Faro told the commission that she received an email from suspended Deputy Commissioner for Support and Administrative Services Umashi Dhlamini flagged a surge in additional sites requiring urgent security.

Faro said the request for additional funding, or an extension of the existing budget, was