Parliament questions Mchunu over DPCI staff shortages and spending priorities [SOUND]

# Suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu has faced tough questions in Parliament over the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation’s staff shortfall of two-thousand-711 personnel. Lawmakers criticised the allocation of 100-million-rand to a temporary unit instead of funding the critical division. Mchunu acknowledged long-standing concerns raised by the directorate’s leadership about shortages in staff, equipment, and resources. He admitted the spending may be misaligned and raised concerns about SAPS’s resource distribution and value: