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Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS

Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS

Date
20 Oct 1999
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS

The South African government announced that former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs, Jacob Sello Selebi, would take over from the outgoing South African Police Services (SAPS) national commissioner, George Fivaz, with effect from 1 January 2000. Selebi was appointed by president Thabo Mbeki.  

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  1. 01South African Police Service National Commissioner:South African Police Service [online] Available at: www.saps.gov.za [Accessed on 01 November 2012]
  2. 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013463

South African History Online (2011) 'Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013463 (Accessed: 11 September 2026).

South African History Online, Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013463, (accessed 11 September 2026).

"Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013463. Accessed 11 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013463.

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