{"id":45730,"date":"2024-05-15T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/new-police-commanders-20240514-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:09:06","slug":"new-police-commanders-20240514-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/new-police-commanders-20240514-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New police commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Colonel Gustav Tamboer and Lieutenant-Colonel Jacobus Janse van Rensburg are familiar faces in the Overberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamboer, who was born and raised in Riviersonderend, was recently promoted from the rank of lieutenant-colonel to colonel. With this promotion came his appointment as the new station commander at Hermanus Police Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He related that he joined the police on 1 January 1991, just over 33 years ago. \u201cI started my career in North West province, in a town called Vryburg. 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