4.1.1 In addition, approximately a week prior to the follow-up meeting with the National Commissioner and the members of the SAPS scheduled for 3 September 2010 on the issue of supply chain management and property management, it was reported in the media that a number of key officials within the Supply Chain Management division of the SAPS had resigned. These included the head of Supply Chain Management, General Hamilton Hlela, as well as General Stefanus Terblanche and General Matthews Siwundla.