{"id":210221,"date":"2019-07-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/210221\/two-more-critical-deputy-director-posts-in-empd-operations-division-filled\/"},"modified":"2019-07-05T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T15:00:05","slug":"two-more-critical-deputy-director-posts-in-empd-operations-division-filled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/06\/two-more-critical-deputy-director-posts-in-empd-operations-division-filled\/","title":{"rendered":"Two more critical deputy director posts in EMPD operations division filled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two experienced officers, who between them have amassed 45 years of experience in law enforcement, were recently appointed in deputy director posts in the EMPD operations division.<\/p>\n<p>Both newly appointed deputy directors have worked themselves up through the ranks from constable to inspector, to superintendent, to chief superintendent and now deputy directors.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The appointments were with effect from June 1.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy director Bob Tokelo Motshabi started working at the erstwhile Boksburg Traffic Department as a traffic warden in 1995.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In 2000 he obtained his metro police diploma as a constable and was promoted to an inspector in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Motshabi became a superintendent in 2006 and obtained another promotion to chief superintendent in 2014 until he was elevated to deputy director in June.<\/p>\n<p>Motshabi at the time of his promotion to the deputy director post was the precinct commander of Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>As a deputy director he is deployed at national keypoint, OR Tambo International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>He has 24 years of experience as a metro police officer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/209313\/empd-pounces-on-alleged-robbers-after-theft-at-germiston-waste-depot\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMPD pounces on alleged robbers after theft at Germiston Waste Depot<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/208828\/three-in-possession-of-mandrax-arrested-on-n3-highway-in-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three allegedly in possession of Mandrax arrested on N3 highway in Germiston<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The other new appointee promoted from chief superintendent to a deputy director post was Nomawethu Patience Mafa.<\/p>\n<p>Mafa started her career in law enforcement in Edenvale as a traffic warden in 1998 and obtained her metro police diploma in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>She was promoted to an inspector in 2004 then to a superintendent in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>She worked herself up to a chief superintendent position in 2014 until her deputy director position in June.<\/p>\n<p>Mafa was the precinct commander of Benoni.<\/p>\n<p>In her new post she will be deployed at the EMPD Regional Office Operations in Springs.<\/p>\n<p>She has 21 years of service at the EMPD.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210323\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210324\" 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