Saluting Fairland’s retiring Detective Warrant Officer

After over 30 years of service, Detective Warrant Officer Moraswi looks forward to his upcoming retirement.

Having serviced as a police station guard, hospital guard officer, clerk, patroller, detective, sergeant and many other roles, Fairland Police Station’s Detective Warrant Officer Mathume Daniel Moraswi will be calling it a day on his adventure-filled career and time with the police.

Since 1 April 1989, Moraswi has put his life on the line to fulfil his duty to the people, the police service and his earliest dream – at the young age of three, he made a promise to himself and his parents that he would become a police officer. Moraswi said, “As I retire, the one thing that I am most proud of is having become a police officer and never quitting regardless of the challenges and issues we faced. From apartheid, to violent and horrific crimes, to investigating cases, I am proud that I achieved my goal to be a respectful and disciplined police officer.”

Moraswi joined the police force in 1989 and was assigned the duties of being a station guard, hospital guard officer and guarding of stolen cars in the possession of the police. Moraswi was later promoted and became the first male clerk at Brixton Police Station. He was responsible for registering dockets and complaints. In 1994, he was promoted once again to one of the police patrollers where he would attend to crimes such as housebreakings, armed robberies and others. He held this role until 1997 when he attend Police College. Shortly after his return, he was promoted to detective and given the rank of sergeant in 1998. In March 2005 Moraswi was promoted yet again, this time to serve at the Fairland Police Station as a Detective Warrant Officer, a position he has held and fulfilled in tremendous fashion until his upcoming retirement.

With many years experience dealing with the public on a range of crimes, he leaves behind some advice to the Fairland Police Officers, “The community must trust us when they see and call us. Sympathise with them, give them feedback on their cases but, most importantly, be respectful, disciplined and watch your manner of approach.”

He thanked all the people he has worked with through his time and thanked God for giving him such a career. He plans to spend his retirement looking after his livestock of cattle, sheep and goats and continues to pray and hope that he will become a pastor to continue helping those around him.