Overview
- JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said Tembe was found unresponsive at his private residence and was declared dead by emergency services on Monday.
- Fihla confirmed a post-mortem will be conducted, and authorities have not yet disclosed the circumstances leading to his death.
- Tembe led the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, later served as MMC for Public Safety, and was currently a strategic advisor to MMC Mgcini Tshwaku.
- The JMPD earlier indicated that further details would be communicated through the office of the Public Safety MMC.
- Tributes have begun to flow, with former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba praising Tembe’s contributions to law enforcement and governance.