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Police honour top achievers
The police's top performers were recognised for their hard work and dedication at the first ever Benoni Cluster Prestige Awards ceremony, at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, on October 22.
Members of the Benoni, Crystal Park, Actonville, Daveyton, Etwatwa and Putfontein police stations formed part of the ceremony.
Maj Gen Vincent Leshabane, deputy provincial commissioner for detective services in Gauteng, delivered the keynote address.
He told the men and women in blue to show integrity and loyalty when fulfilling their duties.
“Without integrity and loyalty you can’t win this war,” he said.
Benoni SAPS acting cluster commander Brig Poobalan Subbiah said rewarding police and police workers is crucial in keeping members motivated, and described the event as the “rebirth” of the Benoni SAPS cluster.
“When I looked at the spirit of the members on the day I was taken aback,” he added.
He said the competitive spirit within the police will lead to more effective and efficient policing.
These were the top awards on the day:
- Administration Employee of the Year (level one to seven) – Actonville Police Station – administration clerk Mzwandile Thabethe.
- Administration Employee of the Year (level eight to 12) – Daveyton Police Station – head of finance Capt Joyce Maweza.
- Administration Group of the Year – Actonville Police Station – Capt Oupa Mokgeseng, Lieut Col Priscilla Maloka, Sharona Bhawanibweekh (principal personnel officer at Actonville Police Station) and Sina Sibeko.
- Vispol Employee of the Year (level three to seven) and Woman of the Year – Daveyton Police Station – Sgt Constance Moalusi.
- Vispol Employee of the Year (level eight to 12) – Daveyton Police Station – Capt Phindile Mthabela.
- Vispol Group of the Year – Putfontein Police Station – Const Fraser Mashamaite, Const Vincent Mlondo, Det Const Tebogo Koko and Det Const Motswariseng Makofane.
- Detective Employee of the Year (level three to seven) – Actonville Police Station – WO Aaron Monkwe.
- Detective Employee of the Year (level eight to 12) – Daveyton Police Station – Det Lieut Phillip Shivambu.
- Detective Group of the Year – Actonville Police Station – Det WO Willem Veldman, Det Const Vikash Balgovind, Det Const Alinah Khumalo and Capt Edward Rambuda (stationed at Edenvale Police Station).
- Reservist of the Year – Etwatwa Police Station – Res Const Ntombifuthi Maphalala.
- Best Performing Disabled Person of the Year – Etwatwa Police Station – principal data typist Sphiwe Ndlela.
- Sportswoman of the Year – Daveyton Police Station – Const Destiny Modiba.
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