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He further described the death of one of their members as a blow as it hinders service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaggers thanked the Skomela family for allowing the late hero to form part of the South African Police Service, where he worked diligently to protect all citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-issued-by-saps\">ISSUED BY SAPS<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_6b9fdd89\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sergeant Mthandeni David Skomela was described as \" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1192\/302dd5ed80234ba1a76259b0b93985ae.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ed8776d8e8c746098fa80bb96468aeb5.jpeg\" title=\"Sergeant Mthandeni David Skomela was described as a humble, disciplined and dedicated member of the service.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Sergeant Mthandeni David Skomela was 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