Top cop has been appointed as Sekhukhune’s police commissioner
She began her career in 1989 as a constable and steadily progressed through the ranks until she was appointed the provincial head of corporate communication and liaison in the North West, holding the rank of colonel.
BURGERSFORT – Sekhukhune has a new district police commissioner.
The provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, and top provincial police management kickstarted Women’s Month on a positive note following the appointment of a highly dedicated policewoman, Major Genl Junior Lehabe-Metsi, as the new district police commissioner of Sekhukhune, one of the five districts in Limpopo.
The rank of a major general was conferred to the newly appointed district commissioner by the provincial commissioner on Wednesday August 3, during an event that was attended by the deputy provincial commissioner, provincial heads and the two brigadier station commanders from the same district’s Tubatse and Burgersfort police stations.
Lehabe-Metsi brings with her a wealth of experience, having served in the SAPS for many years at various levels in Gauteng and North West.
She began her career in 1989 as a constable and steadily progressed through the ranks until she was appointed the provincial head of corporate communication and liaison in the North West, holding the
rank of colonel.
Before her appointment, Lehabe-Metsi was the station commander of Ga-Rankuwa SAPS, holding the rank of brigadier.
This was preceded by her stint as the director of community safety and transport management in Gauteng, where she was the programme manager of crime prevention, civil society and mobilisation.
As the district commissioner, LehabeMetsi will be overseeing 21 SAPS stations falling under the Sekhukhune District Municipality, which include Burgersfort, Tubatse, Groblersdal, Denilton, Nebo, Mecklenburg, Masemola, Hlogotlou, Marble Hall, Motetema, Sekhukhune, Maklereng, Rakgoadi, Zaaiplaas, Roosenekal, Apel, Elandskraal, Driekop, Jane Furse, Ohrigstad and Leboeng.
Lehabe-Metsi vowed to be dedicated to her job.
“I will continue doing what I do best, which is to fight crime in Sekhukhune.” Hadebe told Lehabe-Metsi to be
decisive in her dealings and be resolute when confronting the scourge of crime, especially interprovincial criminal activities, as Sekhukhune shares boundaries with Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
