The South African Police Services Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene, closed the SAPS roadshow on Tuesday, January 9. The event was mainly to induct the newly-appointed constables into the SAPS family.
A successful roadshow was strategically planned, and it coincided with the festive season operations which took place throughout the province.
The Eastern Cape received a total of 987 new constables, who received first-hand experience of being involved in the recent SAPS operations.
Four hundred of the new constables are from the Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman Districts.
Mene warned the new constables not to be involved in corruption, and the misuse of state resources such as vehicles. “I do not want to receive any complaints of corruption or any other misconduct from your group of police officials. As senior managers we took time to address you on the number of challenges, which have unfortunately derailed some of our colleagues from the path, and eventually saw some of them languishing in jail,” added Mene.
From the start of the festive season operations, the provincial commissioner and all her senior managers played an active role in overseeing the operations throughout the province, as Operation Shanela was run concurrently with the festive season operations.
Their hands-on approach not only enhances operational efficiency, but also serves as impetus to heighten the sense of morale among police members.
