Deputy president says crime intelligence failures stem from weak leadership, not lack of resources [SOUND]

# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says the challenges within South Africa’s crime intelligence structures are not due to a lack of resources, but a failure of leadership, political will, and accountability. In his oral reply to questions in the National Assembly, Mashatile referred to the Madlanga commission, which revealed some officers helped criminal syndicates. He said the government will act fast to fix leadership and clean up police units to fight crime effectively: