Former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride on Monday reiterated he wanted his job back in the wake of revelations someone may have been trying to kill him.

McBride believed he would be vindicated at the end of his drunk driving trial and maintained he was not drinking on the night of his 2006 crash.

Police said evidence suggested someone may have been trying to assassinate him.

It is believed McBride received death threats after he started investigating a multimillion rand land deal in Meyersdal that saw high-ranking officials apparently benefitting.

McBride said he believed he did a good job as head of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department, saying there was high discipline during his time at the helm.

"I was quite hard on them to realise their own potential," said McBride.

He said he worked very closely with police to ensure violent crime was dramatically reduced.

"Ekurhuleni had the highest rate of cash-in-transit heists, it was diminished to almost nothing under my guidance," he added.

He added he was pleased Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane was heading a newly-launched anticorruption unit aimed at investigating all government levels, adding those trying to kill him might succeed but that would not end the state?s fight against corruption.

"Whether they kill me today or tomorrow, it will go on," said McBride.

The developers of the piece of land in Meyersdal refuted McBride's claims and maintained their deal was above board.