{"id":49917,"date":"2023-11-23T08:50:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/stalwart-takes-lead-20231121\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:56:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:56:41","slug":"stalwart-takes-lead-20231121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/stalwart-takes-lead-20231121\/","title":{"rendered":"Stalwart takes lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brig. Lindikhaya Lamoen was appointed as the new Northern Cape head for Crime Investigation Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His appointment has been effective since 1 November, and Lamoen will oversee the functioning of the detective service throughout the Northern Cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_5aa9b3e9\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9914\/2002c1bec95c4b9681f81893e8372f93.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/aace0d389672416f81f9081b1bf32105.jpg\" title=\"The provincial commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lt. Gen. Koliswa Otola (left) and one of her deputies, Maj. Gen. Luntu Ngubelanga, conferring new epaulettes on Brig. Lindikhaya Lamoen as the new provincial head for Crime Investigation Services in the Northern Cape.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The provincial commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lt. Gen. Koliswa Otola (left) and one of her deputies, Maj. Gen. Luntu Ngubelanga, conferring new epaulettes on Brig. Lindikhaya Lamoen as the new provincial head for Crime Investigation Services in the Northern Cape.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On 6 November, the provincial commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lt. Gen. Koliswa Otola, accompanied by two of her deputies, Maj. Gen. Henri\u00ebtte de Waal and Maj. Gen. 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