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Brig. Hennie van Rensburg, former head of the Operational Coordination Centre in the Northern Cape, was nominated as the best senior operational manager of the year, policing level 13 to 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tenth national excellence awards ceremony took place at the International Convention Centre in Durban on 26 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was officiated by the minister of police, Senzo Mchunu. In Van Rensburg\u2019s absence at the ceremony, the provincial commissioner, Lt Gen. Koliswa Otola, accepted the award on his behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Rensburg retired from the (SAPS on 31 December 2024 after serving for more than 39 years. He performed his last operational duties on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lt Gen. Koliswa Otola (provincial police commissioner) and Brig. Hennie van Rensburg during the national election in 2024.<\/div>\n
<\/span>Photo: SAPS<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The highlights of his career include the illicit mining operations executed in the Namaqua district in September 2023, during which 867 suspects were arrested for illicit mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also played a pivotal role in other operations aimed at curbing illicit mining, as well as those involving the 2010 Soccer World Cup and the 2024 general elections, to mention a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otola, on behalf of the management and colleagues, congratulated Van Rensburg, together with other officers who received awards at this national event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Col Marli Strydom was nominated as first runner-up in the category for Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit investigator, level 8 to 12; Lt. Col Rassie Smit as Protection and Security Services (PSS) employee of the year, level 8 to 12; and Sgt Juanita Lackey, FCS investigator, level 5 to 7, as second runner-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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