{"id":48088,"date":"2022-12-15T14:27:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T12:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/senior-managers-from-saps-promoted-20221213-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:04:31","slug":"senior-managers-from-saps-promoted-20221213-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/senior-managers-from-saps-promoted-20221213-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior managers from SAPS promoted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Four senior Eastern Cape police managers had their appointments as district commissioners announced during the SAPS Excellence Awards, recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene, officially conferred ranks as newly promoted district commissioners to brigadiers Lindelwa Vellem, Zolani Xawuka, Ngangema Xakavu and Nompumelelo Majikijela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All four were promoted to the rank of major 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