JOHANNESBURG - Fannie Nkosi's resignation does not signify meaningful reform in the police service.
That's according to Unisa security analyst Jacob Mofokeng.
The organised crime unit member quit the service before an internal disciplinary hearing.
But he still faces criminal charges.
Mofokeng says radical structural changes are needed to fix the police.
"The fact that a member who was once regarded as a key witness before the Madlanga Commission now faces serious allegations of fraud, theft and defeating the ends of justice raises profound questions about integrity, accountability and organizational culture within the SAPS.
"At one level, the fact that allegations are being investigated and exposed may indicate that accountability mechanisms are beginning to function. However, the removal or resignation of individual members should not be mistaken for institutional reform. The real question is whether the substance address in the systematic conditions that enable corruption, misconduct and abuse of authority.
"True institutional reform will only begin when the National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola implements radical structural changes to dismantle systematic governance failures. We have been waiting then for the implementation of the advisory board. We welcome that kind of structures within the criminal justice system. It's yet to be realized whether indeed there is the political will for such structure to operate within that particular domain."