{"id":122747,"date":"2016-05-29T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/122747\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/"},"modified":"2016-05-30T10:52:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T08:52:59","slug":"police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Police showcase their jobs to girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was all about the education of girls on Thursday, at various police stations in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The police stations got fully behind the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative and invited youngsters to visit them at the various stations.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Thirty girls from Cladelton International College, Dinwiddie High School, Besek College and Germiston High School were treated to a special function in the big hall at the Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>Here they listened with interest to information on the many careers available in the police service, including being involved in the forensic side and the bomb squad, as well as the explosives unit.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Representatives from EMPD Social Crime Prevention, the Justice Department and the Department of Education also chatted to the girls.<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen girls, 10 from Germiston High and six from Institute Status Acres, visited the Railway Police: Germiston, based at the Germiston Station.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Germiston SAPS Take a Girl Child to Work Day\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NlEXjgKNzi4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>They were given a tour of the station, as well as informative talks from members of the dog unit, Gauteng Bomb Disposal Unit, the explosives unit, equestrian unit and the railway police themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Const Margaret Rampora, the operations coordinator for the railway police, said: \u201cWe wanted to educate the girls about the SAPS in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not only about chasing suspects, there are many other positions that women can take up in the police force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Primrose SAPS Women\u2019s Network hosted girls from neighbouring high schools in Primrose.<\/p>\n<p>The station\u2019s members all got involved by showing the girls how the different departments operate and they encouraged the girls to take up careers in the police service.<\/p>\n<p>Each girl received a certificate of attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The police members and the girls also all celebrated the birthdays of Lieut-Col Albertina Vesi, the Primrose SAPS station commander, as well as the birthday of Lerato Mokou, one of the girls who was part of the initiative.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-122747 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/22gcngeneralgirlmh4_80840\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH4_80840-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH4_80840-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH4_80840-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH4_80840.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122749'>\n\t\t\t\tThe girls enjoyed learning all about careers in the police service, at the Germiston Police Station, on Thursday, as part of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day. Back (from left) are: Col Recson Shiburi (Germiston SAPS acting station commander), Chantell Thaba (Cladelton International College), Thato Tsimane (Dinwiddie High School), Badirileng Malatji (Cladelton International College), Samkelo Dlamini (Dinwiddie High School), Brig Phumla Mndlankomo (Ekurhuleni West cluster deputy commander)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/22gcngeneralgirlmh3_78110\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH3_78110-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH3_78110-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH3_78110-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH3_78110.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122750'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston SAPS hosted a special function for girls at the Germiston Police Station, on Thursday, in support of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day. Having some fun are, Evelyn Metheateu (Criminalistic Bureau, left), Const Queen Sibeko (Germiston SAPS Social Crime Prevention Unit), Snothando Khoza (Grade 11 at Besek College), Bontle Mpyana (Grade Nine at Cladelton International College), Rizzia Kayser (Grade 11 at Dinwiddie High School) and Sgt Olga Masethla (Ekurhuleni West Cluster Social Crime Prevention).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/22gcngeneralgirlmh1_35208\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH1_35208-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH1_35208-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH1_35208-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH1_35208.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122751'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Railway Police: Germiston, based at Germiston Railway Station, hosted 16 girls for the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative, on Thursday. The girls were treated to talks by various policing departments.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/22gcngeneralgirlmh2_21353\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH2_21353-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH2_21353-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH2_21353-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/22GCNGENERALGIRLMH2_21353.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122748'>\n\t\t\t\tGrade Nine pupils from Germiston High School, Lufuno Muvhango (left) and Doreen Marakalla, enjoyed spending time with the Germiston Railway Police, on Thursday, as part of the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/img_6259-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_6259-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122794\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122794'>\n\t\t\t\tTake a Girl Child to Work Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/img_6260-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_6260-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122795\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122795'>\n\t\t\t\tTake a Girl Child to Work Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_6262-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122797\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122797'>\n\t\t\t\tTake a Girl Child to Work Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/img_6265-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_6265-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122798\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122798'>\n\t\t\t\tTake a Girl Child to Work Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/29\/police-showcase-their-jobs-to-girls\/attachment\/img_6266-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/IMG_6266-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-122799\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-122799'>\n\t\t\t\tTake a Girl Child to Work Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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