Two experienced officers who, between them have amassed 45 years of experience in law enforcement, were appointed in deputy director posts at the EMPD Operations Division.
Both newly appointed deputy directors worked themselves up the ranks from a constable to inspector, superintendent, chief superintendent, and now deputy director.
The appointments were with effect from June 1.
The first appointee is Nomawethu Patience Mafa.
Mafa started her career in law enforcement in Edenvale as a traffic warden in 1998 and obtained her metro police diploma in 2000.
She was promoted to inspector in 2004 and then to superintendent in 2009.
She worked herself up to a chief superintendent in 2014.
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Mafa was the precinct commander in Benoni.
For her new position she is deployed at the EMPD Regional Office Operations in Springs and has served the EMPD for 21 years.
Bob Tokelo Motshabi started working at the erstwhile Boksburg Traffic Department as a traffic warden in 1995.
In 2000, he obtained his metro police diploma as a constable and was promoted to inspector in 2003.
Motshabi became a superintendent in 2006 and obtained the chief superintendent post in 2014.
Motshabi was the precinct commander in Germiston.
As a deputy director he is deployed at the national key point at OR Tambo International Airport and has 24 years’ experience as a metro police officer.
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