Sandton police officer shields her community from harm
MORINIGSIDE – Before earning her badge as a sergeant at the Sandton police department, Mokwena described her journey as a roller coaster filled with downs of uncertainty and highs of finding her true passion and is currently enjoy every minute of the ride
Sergeant Raisibe Mokwena who has been working for the police force for over 10 years has always felt at home with the Sandton community.
The sergeant describes how she managed to find her calling at a late stage in her life and has never looked back.
Before earning her badge as a sergeant at the Sandton police service, Mokwena described her journey as a roller-coaster filled with downs of uncertainty and highs of finding her true passion and is currently enjoying every minute of the ride.
“I studied early childhood development (ECD) after completing my high school. I received my diploma in ECD but I did not pursue it as a profession because I truly felt that it wasn’t my calling. In the early months of 2006, I volunteered to become a police reservist for three years. I really enjoyed everything about policing when I volunteered for the position. That’s when my life changed for the best as I discovered my calling was to protect and to serve communities from danger. After those three years, I got offered a position to become a sergeant back in 2009.”
Mokwena, who specialises in domestic violence matters has seen thousands of reports ranging from sexual assault to physical violence and has never shied away from helping those who are in need. Wherever she goes, her philosophy has always been ‘treat others like family’.
“There are ways in which we ensure the safety of our community members and the safety of the victims of domestic violence. For instance, if a victim has a problem with their partner whereby one of them feels endangered, we refer them to safe places where they can stay till we reach a conclusion where both parties are in mutual agreement. There is nothing that is too great a challenge for us, we won’t let someone leave without assisting them to the best of our ability.”
When asked where she sees herself in the next five to 10 years, the sergeant concluded that she would love to retire in a different ranking, “I want to leave as a colonel once I retire.”
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