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National Commissioner appoints Provincial Commissioners in two provinces

Media statement issued by the office of the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service
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National Commissioner appoints Provincial Commissioners in two provinces

Pretoria – The South African Police Service (SAPS) management is proud to announce the appointment of the Provincial Commissioner, Western Cape, and Provincial Commissioner Mpumalanga with effect from today, 1 July 2021.

The appointment of these senior managers into these positions is part of the organization’s plans to enhance accountability and bring about stability within the respective Provinces. 

Thembisile Patekile has been appointed as the Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape at the rank of Lieutenant General.  General Patekile has a Bachelors’s Degree in Policing as well as an LLB (Law) Degree which he attained at Teckikon Pretoria in 2002 at the University of Fort Hare in 2012 respectively. 

Thembisile Patekile - Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape - Mpumalanga Press

He also brings with him a wealth of experience having served in the South African Police Service at various levels and in various areas for nearly 36 years.  General Patekile began his career in 1985 as a Constable in Uitenhage and steadily grew in the ranks to serve as a Deputy Provincial Commissioner in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape and lately as the Acting Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape up to his latest appointment today.

Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has been appointed as the Provincial Commissioner of Mpumalanga at the level of Lieutenant General.  General Manamela holds an Honours degree in Public Administration and she is currently finalising her Master’s degree in the same field.

She also holds a degree in Human and Social Studies specialising in Policy Studies as well as a degree in Public Administration which attained between 2010 and 2016 at the University of South Africa (UNISA).  She too brings with her a wealth of experience having served in the SAPS for over 26 years at various levels in Gauteng and Mpumalanga.

General Manamela began her career in the SAPS as a Constable in Kempton Park in Gauteng in 1995 and also steadily grew in the ranks to Major General as Deputy Provincial Commissioner (DPC) Operations from 2012 to 2016, thereafter DPC Management Intervention followed by Acting DPC Corporate Support until her appointment today as the Provincial Commissioner of Mpumalanga.

The National Commissioner has wished both provincial Commissioners well in their new roles.  “Both Provincial Commissioners are aware that the road they are to travel is a long and hard one,” said General Sitole.  “I am confident that they have what it takes to decisively address crime in their respective provinces”, added General Sitole.

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