The awards ceremony was held on October 13, at Carnival City.
The Ekurhuleni Central Cluster consists of 11 police stations; Actonville, Benoni, Boksburg, Boksburg North, Brakpan, Crystal Park, Dalpark, Daveyton, Etwatwa, Putfontein and Reiger Park – all of which had representatives at the function.
Other high-ranking police officials from Gauteng, as well as members of the cluster’s various community policing forums, were also in attendance.
The MCs were Capt Pearl van Staad and Capt Lucia Govender from Brakpan SAPS.
Ekurhuleni Central Cluster deputy commander Brig Thabo Mphuthi welcomed guests and fellow police officers.
Maj-Gen Poobalan Subbiah, Ekurhuleni Central Cluster commander, welcomed the acting provincial commissioner of the police in Gauteng, Maj-Gen Nomburuza Napo, on stage to deliver the keynote address.
“This is one of the clusters that has put Gauteng on the map in terms of good performance,” said Napo.
“Today, I got to rub shoulders with the people who keep the Gauteng flag flying high.”
“For me as the, acting commissioner, awards like these not only recognise individual excellence, but it is an example set by some of our clusters in the province.”
She said the award winners made the police proud.
“We can walk tall and say we are working for the SAPS in Gauteng,” she said.
“The success of the province depends on the commitment and dedication of members on the ground.”
“Our province is one of the best performing provinces in the country and that can be attributed to the members of this cluster who don’t sleep at night as they are chasing after criminals.”
The winners in the various categories of the Ekurhuleni Cluster Excellence Awards, for the Benoni stations, are:
• Vispol Employee of the Year (level three to seven): WO Andries Gopane (Etwatwa SAPS).
• Vispol Employee of the Year (level eight to 12): Lt Col Charles Ramohope (Daveyton SAPS).
• Detective Employee of the Year (level three to seven): Det Const Tebogo Koko (Putfontein SAPS).
• Detective Employee of the Year (level eight to 12): Lieut Col Marius Lubbe (Daveyton SAPS Crime Investigation Detective (CID).
• Detective Group of the Year: Capt Phillips Shivambu and Capt Simon Magane (Daveyton SAPS).
• Reservist of the Year: Const John Malinga (Daveyton SAPS).
• Best Performing Disabled Person of the Year: The late data typist S C Ndlela (Actonville SAPS).
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