The National Commissioner, with the concurrence of the provincial executive, must appoint a woman or a man as the provincial commissioner for that province, but if the National Commissioner and the provincial executive are unable to agree on the appointment, the Cabinet member responsible for policing must mediate between the parties.
UKhomishinala wesiZwe, ngokuvunyelwa sisigqeba solawulo oluphezulu sephondo elo, kufuneka atyumbe umntu wasetyhini okanye oyindoda njengoKhomishinala wephondo kwelo iphondo, kodwa ukuba UKhomishinala wesiZwe nesigqeba sephondo esinolawulo oluphezulu abade bavumelane ngotyumbo olo, ilungu leKhabhinethi elijongene nezobupolisa kufuneka lilamle phakathi kwaba babini.