Two experienced metro police officers who between them have amassed 45 years’ experience in law enforcement were recently appointed to deputy director posts at EMPD Operations Division.
The appointments are with effect from June 1.
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 and was promoted from a constable to an inspector in 2003.
Motshabi became a superintendent in 2006 and obtained another promotion to chief superintendent in 2014.
At the time of his recent promotion, he was posted as the precinct commander in Germiston.
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As a deputy director, he has been deployed to the OR Tambo International Airport.
He has 24 years’ experience as a metro police officer.
The other new appointee promoted from chief superintendent 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, then to superintendent in 2009.
She worked herself up to a chief superintendent position in 2014.
Mafa was the precinct commander in Benoni.
In her new post, she has been deployed to the EMPD Regional Office Operations in Springs.
She has 21 years’ service with the EMPD.
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