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The Police magazine is published by 02 National Commissioner’s 13 Kimberley SAPS seizes drugs the Publications and Broadcast Section of Corporate Communication. Message Roll of Head: The SAPS pays tribute to members 13 Hermanus SAPS Corporate Communication who lost their lives in the line of duty. Maj Gen SA de Beer 03 Mandela Day Sub-Section Head: Internal Publications 14 EHW - From Buddy to Boss Col Linda van den Berg Honour 012 393 7075 07 100 Men March SubEditing 16 Flash News Lt Col Fundiswa Maphanga-Nkosi 012 393 7287 08 SA Hosts 10th BRICS Summit Journalists: 18 Sexual Harassment Lt Col Erica Holtzhausen 012 393 7106 09 702 MTN Walk the Talk Capt Keitumetse Mmushi 20 GEPF - Child Pension Benefit 012 393 7138 Capt Vincent Mukhathi 10 SAPS foils robbery with helicopter 012 393 7088 21 Missing Persons Capt Kgabo Mashamaite 012 393 7151 11 Sports against Drugs Initiative WO Percy Sepaela 22 Wanted Persons 012 393 7108 layout 12 Medal Parades WO Henk Venter Cover Editorial WO Anne Magakoe Photographers: WO Theo van Wyk 012 393 7103 representing spheres of political and socio- In this edition of the WO Anne Magakoe SURNAME DATE OF economic coordination, take place. 012 393 7290 PERSAL NO RANK PROVINCE CATEGORY Police magazine you & INITIALS DEATH can read about various WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni 012 393 7279 activities and events Page 10 gives an action-packed report of how the Johannesburg Air Wing and other operational language EDITING by: held by the South Lt Col Ilze-Mari Visagie members fearlessly responded to a robbery Capt Maurene Claasens 7215717-8 CONST DIRETSE VT NORTHERN CAPE 24/05/2018 MURDER African Police Service in progress. They bravely foiled the robbery SAPS POLICE Online: (SAPS) in July 2018, to under heavy gunfire and ultimately, arrested the Lt Col Johan Heüer 012 393 7030 commemorate the life suspects. [email protected] of former President REPUBLISHING Nelson Mandela. The Flash News reports on the dedication of Permission to republish articles contained in the Police may be 7160744-7 CONST NGCINGWANE BB EASTERN CAPE 20/06/2018 MURDER events were intended Detective Sergeant Anna Mashigo and Detective obtained from the Head: Corporate Captain Tshepo Mosweu from the Brits Communication. The opinions to pay homage to Nelson Mandela’s expressed in the Police are motto to assist needy communities. Cluster, which led to life sentences for the six not necessarily those of the Head: Corporate Communication, his staff perpetrators. Their hard work and perseverance or of the Police authorities. ensured that justice was served in sentencing the In line with this, the SAPS’s Women’s Network INDEMNITY 7221420-1 CONST SHANGE TZ GAUTENG 16/07/2018 MURDER and Men for Change organised the fourth Nelson rapists and murderers. Contributions, photographs and other material sent to the Police for Mandela Fundraising Sports Day in Pretoria. This publication must be accompanied year, R48 000,00 was raised and primarily used On pages 18 and 19, you will find important by a stamped and self-addressed envelope. Contributions are returned for the renovation of the Kaya Orphanage in information about sexual harassment. When at the risk of the contributor. The Soshanguve. Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya opened Police reserves the right to effect R/ changes to any contribution. 7019678-8 SERAME MA MPUMALANGA 16/07/2018 MURDER a two-day work session on the management CONST COPYRIGHT Police Page seven highlights the inaugural 100 Men of sexual harassment in the workplace, she Copyright reserved March which took place in Pretoria to focus on urged sexual harassment officers not to fail the gender-based violence. The Minister of Police, organisation and to support victims of sexual Honourable Bheki Cele emphasised that no SAPS harassment in the workplace. 7164846-1 CONST MAHLATSI MP GAUTENG 07/08/2018 MURDER member may to turn victims of violence away, but should immediately arrest the perpetrators On page 20, we are saying goodbye to Major of such crime. General (Doctor) Rajin who is retiring after four decades of serving as a member of the SAPS. This Page eight focuses on the 10th annual BRICS seasoned police officer served in many positions CRIME Summit which was chaired by President Cyril and carried out a variety of duties, thereby 7191820-5 WO MASHEGO C 07/08/2018 MURDER leaving an indelible mark in the SAPS. We wish INTELLIGENCE Ramaphosa in Sandton in July 2018. BRICS is an @ SAPoliceService acronym for the grouping of the world’s leading him a well-deserved and enjoyable retirement. emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, Major General Sally de Beer South African India, China and South Africa. The BRICS Leaders’ Police Service Summit is convened annually and rotated (SAPS Official Page) A marbled sculpture shall rise to their memory, engraved stone shall bear record of their deeds, among the member countries when discussions, www.saps.gov.za and their remembrance shall be as lasting as the land they honoured. 02 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 03 SAPS MEMBERS RAISE FUNDS FOR of the birth of this icon and that of our female struggle stalwart, uMama Albertina Sisulu, who would also have turned 100 this year.

The Mandela Day social responsibility initiatives and the Mandela day many others we conduct throughout the year, help the By WO Percy Sepaela SAPS become closer to communities, allowing the public Photographers by WO Anne Magakoe to feel at ease to share their concerns. This allows us to fully embrace our people-centred and inclusive approach to policing, included in our Community Policing Strategy, which ith July being observed as the month to commemorate the calls for people to be at the centre of policing initiatives. Wlife of our struggle icon, the late, former president Tata Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela, the South African Police Service (SAPS) South Africa also recently hosted the BRICS Summit in recently held a Nelson Mandela Fundraising Sports Day at the SAPS Sandton, Johannesburg. It was a meeting of the BRICS blog Atteridgeville Academy to help the less fortunate in the area. which comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. This is one of the partnerships that will go a long The event was organised by the SAPS’s Women’s Network and Men for Change. The way in assisting some of these developing economies day kicked off with a 5 km fun run/walk and included activities such as aerobics, a following signed agreements among these nations. These mini soccer tournament, tugs of war and touch rugby, later in the day. are agreements in spheres such as trade and investments, technological developments, culture and tradition, among This initiative is running in its fourth year and the festivities are intended to pay other things. homage to Tata Mandela’s quest to assist needy communities. This year marks Madiba’s centenary, had he lived, and initiatives such as these abound the world The SAPS is pleased that the summit was a huge success over. and it again proves to all that our country is prepared to be a regional and global political player that is focused on Speaking at the event, Colonel Rose Mampane, the Champion for the Women’s building, revitalising and maintaining strategic partnerships Network, said that the initiative managed to raise R46 000 last year, which was as stipulated in the Immediate Short-term Impact seven: used for a good cause. Collaborative and Consultative Approach to Policing of the SAPS’s Turnaround Vision. Of the money raised, each division was allocated R1 500 and the rest of the money was used for community upliftment projects. The men and women in blue were NATIONAL COMMISSIONER’S Once more and regrettably, the SAPS is appalled by the even physically involved in the construction of a house belonging to a member of level of violence that we continue to witness in our country the SAPS, who had lost his house in a fire. MESSAGE and as an organisation, we will not rest on our laurels when the safety of our people is compromised. The sad and “We always encourage SAPS members to assist those less fortunate than them. unnecessary loss of lives that we witnessed in KwaZulu- It always feels good to go home knowing that you have done something for the General Khehla Sitole Natal when 12 taxi drivers were ambushed and killed by welfare of others. This was distinctively Madiba’s attribute having spent 67 years of gunmen on their way from a colleague’s funeral, leaves his life as a political activist and servant of the people,” said Colonel Mampane. us shocked. That these perpetrators would open fire, discharging more than 250 bullets, is testament to the She further said that the initiative had raised R48 000 this year. A paltry figure will brazen nature of violence in our country. be divided among all the SAPS divisions and the rest will be channelled toward ellow South Africans from all walks of life, renovating an orphanage in Soshanguve. We, as the Police Service, have assembled a 72-hour Fas well as the rest of the global community intelligence-led action plan, which entails the activation recently celebrated Nelson Mandela Day on 18 The orphanage was identified and adopted by the National Commissioner of the of a task team of members from specialized units within SAPS, General Khehla Sitole, at a recently-held Anti-Police Killings Campaign. It July, in honour of the father of our democratic the SAPS, including Crime Intelligence, the Directorate for houses 16 children of different ages and the building is not in a good condition. nation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Priority Crimes Investigation also known as the Hawks, the Detective Service, the Special Task Force, among others, to “This initiative is growing from strength to strength and we are seeing a lot of Mandela Day is a day that many of us dedicate to helping investigate these heinous crimes and bring the perpetrators buy-in from our members. Personally, I am very passionate about assisting the less those who are less fortunate in our communities, by of violence in that province to book. This action plan, which fortunate and find it heart-warming to do so. spending 67 minutes to do humanitarian work – the 67 entails the immediate activation of seasoned officers from minutes symbolising the 67 years of Madiba’s political multiple sections of the SAPS, has been extended to cash- It is purely about the elderly: ‘Charity begins at home’ and we are very optimistic activism. in-transit robberies and has already led to many arrests. that the initiative will grow further in leaps and bounds,” said Lieutenant Colonel Puleng Motsoeneng of Strategic Planning Section in the Forensic Services Division. The South African Police Service (SAPS), like many other We are stamping the authority of the Sate, as required by organisations and various institutions, held numerous our Turnaround Vision, because such acts of violence are an She added that it was important to encourage every member of the SAPS to adopt events and activities to highlight the importance of keeping abhorrence and we are duty-bound to arrest this scourge. a child, a school or any community structure with the sole purpose of extending a the legacy of Nelson Mandela alive. We adopt the values that We are fully aware that failure to act on our part would be helping hand. he imparted on our society, therefore our clarion call to all shirking our responsibility and betraying the police badge on SAPS employees is to make every day a Mandela Day. This our chests. We will leave no stone unturned in this regard. year’s activities coincided with the centenary celebrations

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MANDELA DAY CELEBRATions RIETGAT POLICE STATION DOES ITS PART FOR MANDELA DAY MANDELA DAY CELEBRATED IN By Capt Stephen Maluleka

RUSTENBURG he Rietgat Police Station celebrated the She further told the servants of the public that the By Lt Col Amanda Funani Tcentenary and commemoration of the 67 establishment started as a beer hole, which was a way of Photographs by Intern Tsholofelo Motswenyane minutes of the iconic, late Statesman, Nelson making ends meet for her and her husband. However, the prevalence of child-headed households and orphans in their Rolihlahla Mandela, on 25 July 2018. area touched and inspired them to take a detour and focus on the needy rather than the leisurely. The station, through its Men for Change and Women’s he Minister of Police, Honourable Bheki Network initiatives, collected donations from various They have not looked back since and have kept on taking in components at the station to extend a generous helping parentless and destitute toddlers. Ms Lukhele highlighted TCele and the management of the South hand. African Police Service Head Office and the that among the orphans they have raised since their inception, was a matriculant who now helps them with North West provincial management led by the The station dedicated their philanthropic cause to the administration. National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Phumlani Orphanage Home at Block S in Soshanguve Khehla Sitole, celebrated Mandela Day in the where they cleaned, washed dishes and cooked for the She added that what the police were doing, was the work of Rustenburg Cluster on 18 July 2018. underprivileged children living there. God and that they should not be derailed by earthly remarks management about their concerns. Members of the while doing a great job of helping out in society. community, among others, complained about the misuse The Phumlani Orphanage is home to 17 young children from The day began with an unannounced visit to the Tlhabane of State vehicles by police employees, the time it took the the age of one up to the late teens. Tata Nelson Mandela, in Police Station where the North West Premier, Professor In the spirit of Thuma Mina, closely intertwined with the police to solve cases and the police’s failure to respond to his speech at the National Men’s March in 1997, said: “Our Tebogo Mokgoro, the MEC for Community Safety and selfless people-centric Madiba concept, the Rietgat Police their calls on time. children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Transport Management, Dr Mpho Motlhabane, the Station was represented by Captain Puleng Maubane, who Those who abuse them, tear at the fabric of our society and Rustenburg Local Municipality Mayor, Councillor Mpho told the children that they should remove the word orphan In his response, Minister Cele requested and encouraged weaken our nation.” Khunou, and the North West Community Policing Forum from their vocabulary for as long as the Rietgat Police members of the community to work hand in hand with the (CPF)’s Chairperson, Mr Dixon Ngamlane, joined the Police Station is still in existence. She highlighted that helping police. He told the gathering that not all police officials were Heeding that call, the Rietgat Police Station saw it fit to Ministry and members of the SAPS’s management. people is part of the police’s ‘DNA’ therefore, they should corrupt and lazy. strengthen the nation by ensuring that its priceless assets rest assured that they have not seen the last of the Rietgat were taken care of. The day was lit as the less fortunate The visit was part of a plan to conduct unannounced visits to Police Station’s members. She concluded by heaping “Yes we have bad cops who are corrupt and are not children were treated to some music and a mouth-watering 100 police stations to engage with members, and make sure praises to the founder of the Phumlani Orphanage Home for representing this organisation well, but we also have cake, inscribed “Rietgat loves you”. that members are performing their daily duties accordingly doing a sterling job for the community of Soshanguve. good police officers who are doing their job well,” said and in line with the Batho Pele principles. During the course Minister Cele. He said that those police officers who were It was a bitter-sweet moment to most officers who saw the of the day, the delegation also visited the Rustenburg Police #100NelsonMandelaLegacy #MadibaLegacyLivesOn doing a sterling job needed to be encouraged to continue young souls enjoying their company even though it was Station where Minister Cele and General Sitole announced #BeTheLegacy representing the organisation well. going to be short-lived. Ms Boitumelo Lukhele, the founder that Warrant Officer Hosia Molefe, who had been a warrant of the orphanage, appreciated the good gesture by the men officer for 18 years, had been promoted to the rank of The Minister’s call for the community to work together and women in blue, and vowed to keep helping those who captain. with the police was echoed by General Sitole, who said could not help themselves. that the police and community needed each other to win The delegation also went to the Tshirologang Primary the fight against crime in the country. He said that changes School where Minister Cele and General Sitole were eagerly were going to be implemented in Boitekong and that the awaited by pupils and community members. Minister Cele management was going to start with it by bringing the handed over hampers that included blankets and food satellite station back to the community, to make it easier for parcels to 10 needy, elderly persons who had been identified them to report crime. earlier. The delegation proceeded to a crime hotspot near the Olympia Park Stadium where they cleared the bushes, The Provincial Commissioner of the North West, Lieutenant which were deemed to have been a space for perpetuating General Baile Motswenyane, assured the community crime in the area. Thereafter, they went to the Rustenburg that the provincial management would also deal with the taxi rank for a walkabout and engaged with members of the concerns they had raised. She also said that she was going community. to make sure that the community members have access to State resources. To conclude the day, the delegation went to the Boitekong

Community Hall where they engaged with the community of Boitekong and the surrounding areas. In this gathering, members of the community were given an opportunity to ask questions and to inform the Minister and the SAPS’s 06 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 07 Police hand over renovated house to Kaya Orphanage Good men express feelings at the Capt Vincent Mukhathi Photographs WO Theo Van Wyk 100 Men March he South African Police Service (SAPS)’s By WO Percy Sepaela Ttop management officially handed over a Photographers by WO Anne Magakoe refurbished house and new structures to the en and women in Pretoria recently took to Kaya Orphanage in Soshanguve on 20 July 2018, Mthe streets to participate in the inaugural as part of celebrating Mandela Day. 100 Men March to highlight the scourge of gender-based violence in the country. The orphanage is home to 17 children of varying ages. The building had been dilapidated and in need of refurbishment. The march was organised by the Government The SAPS and sponsors stepped in to renovate the home Communication and Information System. It started at for the orphans, after the National Commissioner, General Pretoria’s Church Square, right in the centre of the city, and Khehla Sitole, identified and adopted the Kaya Orphanage headed to the southern lawns of the Union Buildings. during the Anti-Police Killing campaign held in Soshanguve on 5 June 2018. Marchers sang and chanted struggle songs while carrying placards, some of which read: “No violence against women The home is now in excellent condition, thanks to the SAPS’s and children”, “Love them, do not beat them”, “Do not call me Women’s Network and Men for Change, who organised brother if you abuse women and children”. events for all Head Office personnel and collaborated with sponsors to raise funds for the Kaya Orphanage building In his keynote address, the Deputy National Commissioner: The Minister of Police, Honourable Bheki Cele, the National project. Management Intervention, Lieutenant General Johannes Schutte, highlighted that the SAPS’s Women’s Network and Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Khehla Sitole, the Minister of Public Service Speaking at the handing-over ceremony, the Head Office’s Men for Change, in collaboration with their partners, lent a and Administration, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, the Minister of Women’s Network Champion, Colonel Rose Mampane, said helping hand to the Kaya Orphanage in the spirit of the late Communication, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane, the Minister in the that SAPS members were very humbled to be making a Nelson Mandela’s Centenary celebration. Presidency responsible for Women, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, Mr Yusuf Abramjee, a social activist and ambassador for difference in the community by contributing to the building Crime Line said, “To highlight the plight of women, should “Through this initiative we join hands to share Tata and the Tshwane Mayor, Mr Solly Msimanga, led the march. of the Kaya Orphanage . She also called on the community not be a once-off event but should rather be held for 365 Mandela’s vision of a better future for all, to take action to members of Soshanguve and the citizens of South Africa to days”. He praised government for coming up with this inspire change, and to make every day a Mandela Day. On Speaking at the event at the Union Buildings, Minister Cele work with the police to stop police murders. initiative and warned perpetrators that their time was up. 5 June 2018, the SAPS, through the Women’s Network and advised women to turn their backs on abusive men saying, Men for Change, officially adopted the Kaya Orphanage and “The moment he points a finger at you, you must walk away. “By coming and giving back to the community, we are The former Chairperson of the Gauteng Board of the pledged to rebuild and renovate this house in collaboration Next time he will plunge a knife in your heart”. showing you that we are one and that we should help each Community Policing Forum, Mr Andy Mashaile, who is other. We are appealing to the community to play their role with partners. Through concerted efforts, shared Minister Cele told newly recruited police officers, who stood now an Interpol Ambassador, said that men need to start in protecting us as the police. Please help and work with the determination and hard work, we aim to improve the lives guard throughout the march, to never turn away victims of looking at themselves as agents of change who can make a police to arrest police killers and criminals,” said Colonel of these 17 children - our future leaders, one step at a time,” gender-based violence when they report a case at police difference. Mampane. he said. stations. “You and I are on a mission to ensure that we instil good Speaking on behalf of the sponsors, the Managing Director Lieutenant General Schutte praised the Women’s Network “You must not send victims back home because you will be human values in the boy child… to help and protect the of HL Baard and Son, Mr Edgar Pardil, said that it had been and Men for Change for their willingness to go beyond sending them to their death. You must immediately go and vulnerable among us,” he said. Mr Mashaile also urged the their pleasure and honour to be involved in the project and the call of their official duty to support and alleviate the arrest the perpetrator. Do not send them home to go and Gender Commission on Equality to continue helping victims that they were looking forward to being involved in similar circumstances of those in need. negotiate with the abuser,” said Minister Cele, to rapturous of gender-based violence. projects in the future. He also thanked SAPS members SAPS winning hearts and minds with ballroom dancing. “As an organisation, we are immensely proud to have men applause. for working tirelessly to ensure that the project became a The day was characterised by the signing of a pledge by and women with your selfless character and calibre in our success and was completed on time. government officials and other dignitaries, who committed midst. We appreciate your hard work and willingness to be The 100 Men March drew participation from representatives themselves to working hard to defeat the scourge of involved in all these initiatives, and urge you to continue to of non-governmental organisations, community-based violence against women and children. They also lit a torch touch and change lives,” he said. organisations, faith-based organisations, business, labour and civil society. They all decried the level of violence meted to sympathise with all the victims and survivors of gender- based violence. Men in unison shouted: “Not in our name!” An emotional Ms Lydia Rasimbi, the founder of the Kaya out on women, children and all other vulnerable groups, Orphanage , thanked and praised the SAPS members for the and urged all self-loving men to be the ‘protectors’ of these great job they had done. “I am so overwhelmed and I have groups. no words to express my thanks to you all,” she said. The Secretary-General of the South African Council of After the formal programme, Lieutenant General Schutte Churches, Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, said that the church officially handed over the revamped house and other new would continue to pray for those who were persecuted and additional structures to Ms Lydia Rasimbi and showered the pray for abusive men to change their ways. He also urged children with gifts, beds and clothes bought by members of all South Africans to join hands in defeating the scourge of the SAPS. violence against women and children. 08 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 09 SA host 10th BRICS Summit SAPS PARTICIPATES IN By National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure Photographs courtesy of Dirco 702 MTN WALK THE TALK By Col Brenda Muridili Photographs by WO Anne Magakoe

he National Commissioner of the South TAfrican Police Service (SAPS), General Khehla Sitole, together with his deputy national commissioners, regional commissioners, divisional commissioners and Gauteng provincial management representatives led a contingent of police members at the Walk the Talk with 702 and MTN at Marks Park, Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg on 22 July 2018.

The theme of this year’s Walk the Talk was “Walking for South Africa”. This theme reflects the theme of the SAPS’s Turnaround Vision: “On a journey to a Safer South Africa”. outh Africa recently held a successful 10th The initiative saw the National Commissioner and his top SBRICS Summit that was held from 25 to 27 management interacting with communities: “On a journey to showcased through the fly past and display of operational July 2018 in Sandton, hosted by Honourable a safer South Africa - Walking closer to the communities”. vehicles. At the 1 km point there was an SAPS power zone President Cyril Ramaphosa under the theme: with the SAPS band playing and members handing out SAPS This is the fourth consecutive year that the SAPS has promotional items to participants. “BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for Inclusive participated in this walk which is in its 17th year of th Growth and Shared Prosperity in the 4 Industrial existence. The walk is divided into three categories: 15, 8 At the starting line of the walk General Sitole said: “I want to Revolution.” and 5 kilometres. It has become customary for the police to let the community know that their safety is informed by the participate in the 8 km category which started at 09:00 and National Development Plan, and we are ensuring that the The Summit was attended by the Heads of State and was marked by a fly-past by the police’s three aircrafts, two measures we have in place to safe guard them are indeed Government of South Africa, Brazil, Russia, India and Pilatus Porters and one helicopter MD500. effective and efficient…I want to also urge communities to China (BRICS), Rwanda, Ethiopia, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, call on the youth to join the platforms created for them to Senegal, Gabon, Togo, Uganda, Jamaica, Argentina, Turkey, For the SAPS, this platform presented an opportunity for top fight crime, he said. Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, management and members to interact with the community, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, An Agreement for the Establishment of the Regional young and old, thereby operationalising the organisation’s Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Office of the New Development Bank for Americans in community policing approach and fighting crime through the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil. youth participation. The SAPS has recently hosted the first The BRICS Summit took place during a period when South National Youth Crime Prevention Consultative Summit Africa was commemorating the centenary of the birth of two Deliberations concluded with the adoption of the where youth from various provinces converged to input on of South Africa’s struggle icons, uTata Nelson Mandela and Johannesburg Declaration and Action Plan, which the drafting of a Youth Crime Prevention Strategy, which is uMama Albertina Sisulu. The values they represent served highlighted the great strides that BRICS had made in terms informed by the Community Policing Strategy. as an inspiration for discussion on key issues affecting the of establishing institutional mechanisms for tangible international community, as well as the rich discussions cooperation. These strategies seek the involvement of the entire with outreach partners. community in order to remove the youth out of reach of criminals and immorality. The SAPS is now working towards The following agreements were signed during the mobilising young minds to join in the fight against crime, course of the Summit: substance abuse and moral decay. This opportunity was also used to get first-hand feedback • A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on from participants on the strides made by stabilisation Collaborative Research on Distributed Ledger operations, launched in early June, to fight crimes like and Blockchain Technology in the Context of the aggravated robberies that instil fear in communities as well Development of the Digital Economy; as to ensure the people of this country are and feel safe.

• A Memorandum of Understanding on BRICS Regional The opportunity was further utilised to communicate efforts Aviation Partnership; and being made to fight crimes against women and children, and lastly our capability to respond to crime swiftly was 10 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 11

SAPS members foil a brazen robbery with helicopter By WO Percy Sepaela

SAPS PARTICIPATES IN SPORT AGAINST DRUGS INITIATIVE By Capt Keitumetse Mmushi Photographs by WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni

port helps keep youngsters active and “It is a good Smakes them feel like part of a team, which initiative because in turn, can lead to a sense of responsibility today our clients, in chasing the suspects. “At one point during the chase, substance users, ith the recent spike in cash-in-transit toward others along with the desire to be at your heists, the management of the South Sergeant Pailman reported that members of the EMPD had feel like part of the W healthiest and perform at your best. community. This African Police Service (SAPS) has decided to pull taken direct fire from the suspects on the N3 Highway near the M2 off-ramp,” said Colonel Botha. This is why the South African Police Service (SAPS)’s encourages young in all relevant structures, including the SAPS people to see the It is reported that at this point, the suspects were shooting Visible Policing (Vispol) Division recently partnered with a Air Wing, to urgently respond to this worrying number of stakeholders to hold its inaugural Sport against police for who directly at the helicopter through their vehicle’s sunroof. they are: Heroes in scourge. However, the police were undeterred and continued chasing Drugs Programme at the LC De Villiers Sports Centre of the University of Pretoria (UP). our communities. This comes as the SAPS is currently introducing crime them. When looking into the future instead of aspiring to be drug intelligence-driven operational strategies to deal with cash- “Although many members were involved in these activities Stakeholders recently invited youngsters from rehabilitation dealers or drug lords, they can aspire to become police in-transit heists and other forms of violent crime gripping and certainly some of them displayed fearlessness, what centres and other non-governmental organisations officers,” he said. the country. stood out for me about the Air Wing crew was that as soon (NGO)s around Pretoria, and paired them with members of the SAPS for a soccer and netball tournament. There is a National Drug Master Plan, which focuses on In May this year, an Operational Response Services as the crime scene was secured, their first concern was the three critical areas: Dealing with drug demand, harm Divison member, working with Tracker, broadcast an safety of the EMPD official and SAPS members whom we Speaking to the participants, the Head of Vispol’s Social reduction and arresting suppliers. The SAPS focuses on the urgent radio message to report an ensuing cash-in-transit had witnessed being fired upon. Crime Prevention Unit, Major General Thokozani Mathonsi, demand and supply through law enforcement measures. heist in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. This act led to the SAPS’s It is therefore my contention that the ALEO and pilot acted said that the UP’s Family Medicine Department had Johannesburg Air Wing’s timeous response to the call – approached the SAPS in 2017 and raised a concern about It took five years of imprisonment for robber and attempted beyond their call of duty and displayed exceptional acts of murderer Zeyn Geldien to realise that drugs were taking getting airborne while the robbery was still in progress. bravery in the face of danger, while the crime was still in stakeholder cooperation in addressing issues of substance abuse. him on a downward spiral. Today, Zeyn has been clean for Having realised that they were on the police’s radar, the progress, as well as afterwards,” said Colonel Botha. a year and is a volunteer at an NGO where he motivates suspects fled. The helicopter got overhead the crime scene This foiled robbery led to the arrest of the suspects, the “So they came up with the idea to start a project to raise youngsters to stay away from drugs and uses his life as an immediately after the suspects’ getaway vehicles had fled recovery of a stolen vehicle, explosives and an undisclosed awareness of the downfalls of drug use and to rehabilitate example of the danger of becoming involved in drugs. the scene. drug users, through sport, so that instead of being arrested, amount of cash, but most importantly, the prevention of the “They are so lucky that programmes like this one exist, this “The member at the scene provided descriptions for three loss of innocent lives. they can be helped to stop using drugs. The programme also raises awareness among the community and our is a really good initiative and I have been saying this for the of the suspects’ vehicles in his broadcast. This activated “I think that we would not have achieved this success past three days of this tournament. Drugs are ruining the a member from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department members on the ground, to understand that there are health without the direct and selfless actions of the helicopter practitioners who can assist drug users as part of the lives of the youth. We really need to win this battle against (EMPD), who provided a possible sighting of these fleeing crew,” concluded Colonel Botha. drug use,” he said. vehicles when we got to the scene,” said Colonel JJ Botha, treatment programme, so they should use their services,” a pilot and the Unit Commander of the Johannesburg Air The reaction time and the collaboration of different law said Major General Mathonsi. The Mamelodi team took first place in the netball Wing. enforcement agencies reinforces the notion of partnering According to Mr Sasha Lala from the Community Oriented tournament, while the Hercules team won the soccer. with other stakeholders to defeat the scourge of crime. The Airborne Law Enforcement Officer (ALEO), Sergeant Substance Use Programme funded by the City of Tshwane MH Pailman, who was in the helicopter, took control of the and UP, the health practitioners offer primary health care radio communication and directed ground response units services for people who use drugs. 12 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 13

Class of ‘88 awarded 30-year Loyal KIMBERLEY SAPS SEIZES DRUGS

n Sunday, 29 July 2018 at approximately While searching the shack, Service Medals O13:15 vigilant and alert police members from the members noticed that the By AC Amos Ndlovu Kimberley Visible policing D-relief attended to owner of another was acting very nervous. He locked his a complaint of assault at Samaria Park which is shack and fled. The members an informal settlement on the Samaria / Boshoff obtained a search warrant and t was in 1988, when three female platoons road searched the shack where th.ey (27, 28 and 29) reported to the South African discovered 246 pokes of dagga, I 4 bags of dagga, 1 bag of dagga Police Service (SAPS) Hammanskraal Academy While attending to the complaint, the complainant indicated that the 46 year old male suspect who allegedly assaulted seeds, 10 half mandrax tablets, for their police training. Thirty years down him was selling dagga. 15 bankies of dagga and cash the line, the three platoons paraded again to was also confiscated. receive their 30 Years Loyal Service Medals at a The police proceeded to the suspect’s shack where they prestigious ceremony held at the SAPS Academy discovered 41 pokes of dagga, 10 mandrax tablets and 4 The Provincial Commissioner of the police in the Northern Cape, in Hammanskraal. straws of Tik. The members, Sergeant Dikeledi Masiya, Constable Samuel van der Linde, Constable Kagisho Lieutenant General Risimati The members who executed the The aim of the event was to acknowledge and recognise the Leshage and Constable Masago Moses also found empty Shivuri thanked the members arrest officers of the three female platoons, who were trained from plastic bags that are used for packaging the dagga. The 46 for their alertness and July to December 1988, and commemorate the platoons’ 13 year suspect was arrested for Assault, Possession of dagga vigilance during their duties. members who had lost their lives. and dealing in dagga and will be appearing soon in the Speaking at the event to celebrate the women in blue Kimberley Magistrates court. who were pioneers of the SAPS in their own right, the National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Khehla Sitole, commended and acknowledged the members’ commitment, hard work and contribution to the growth and development of the police. POLICE SET TO SMOKE PEACE PIPE WITH “We are here to applaud our members who have given their lives to serve the people of South Africa. The organisation, As part of the SAPS’s Turnaround Vision, General Sitole HERMANUS RESIDENTS like the Public Service, has undergone numerous changes called upon all members in all ranks to embark on a journey and experienced many challenges over the past three to a safer South Africa, by decades, and inevitably, capable persons changed careers and left the SAPS. • enforcing and asserting the authority of the State, fforts to mend relations between the police However, those whom we are celebrating today, defied the • thoroughly and responsively investigating every crime, Eand Hermanus residents have to be placed odds and stood the test of time, and for their loyalty and • efficiently using resources in support of the high on any agenda for future engagements as it hard work, we are proudly recognising them today,” said investigation of crime, is important in the fight against crime. General Sitole. • using crime intelligence in support of proactive and General Sitole further said that the patriotic and selfless reactive policing This came out during the meeting with the Police Minister women had committed themselves to the SAPS over the Bheki Cele and the 12 leaders of Zwelihle Renewal which approaching policing in a collaborative and consultative past 30 years, understanding that a fully capacitated SAPS • represent the people of Zwelihle. and a fully-fledged professional service translated to a safe way. and secure South Africa. The 60 members were decorated with medals and received The meeting which was held in Zwelihle Stadium dressing crime can be defeated. One of the Zwelihle leaders Sicelo “You have served selflessly, knowing that no nation can trophies for their 30 years of loyal service in the SAPS. room on Tuesday 24 July 2018 occurred at a time when the Gxamesi pointed out that the relations with police were claim a successful democracy without peace, safety and relations between the police and the community members starting to look good especially on the Youth day on 16 June security. Your patriotic contribution to the achievement were at all time, after the incidents of lawlessness which 2018 where the police and local youths had jointly hosted a of a more broadly representative organisation driven by had engulfed the township. This has resulted to bitter Sport Against crime in the township. excellence and accelerated by positive service delivery, clashes between the police and the residents including the cannot be overemphasised,” he said. arrests of some leaders and those who were linked to the But after the hard-hitting deliberations and community violent crimes and the stealing of police firearms. engagements with the minister cordial relations were General Sitole also urged the medal recipients to impart notable in the air as the meeting came to an end. their knowledge, wisdom, as well as their sense of Leaders of the Zwelihle Renewal used the meeting with the Allegations about the deaths of new-born babies due to patriotism and selfless service to young police officials Police Minister to ventilate their anger and the frustrations teargas suffocation, brutal beatings of the residents by the tasked with the creation of a safe and secure environment in the manner in which they were treated and suffered in the police, unprintable foul language which was used by angry that will turn South Africa into a crime-free zone that will be hands of the police as they were fighting the lack of service residents, attacking a police member with an axe, stone- conducive to socio-economic stability in support of a better delivery and their rights which they think were trampled by throwing protesters, stealing a police firearm, burning and life for all. the local councillors and the local municipality. vandalising state properties and the private businesses, children not attending school and people not going to work However in the end, both the police and the local leaders were among the unfortunate happenings which occurred of Zwelihle agreed that working together was the only way during the protests in Zwelihle. 14 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 15 EHW EHW

Also, pay careful attention to the following emotional, • You may experience a feeling of aloneness. Trust in psychosocial and physical demands made on you: yourself that you are doing all right, otherwise you would not be where you are. From ‘Buddy’ to ‘Boss’ The change in your relationship with yourself • Remember that you always represent the • How you see yourself must change in order to be organisation. How you physically groom yourself effective in your new position. is important. Show leadership potential by being passionate, trustworthy, decisive and confident. • Explore your own emotions about your new position. Become irreplaceable and indispensable to your new team by becoming the person to go to for specific • Examine the mindset you have about yourself. work-related matters and advice, and naturally stand out as someone people are always looking for and up • Be physically fit enough for the demands of your new to you. role. Being efficient in your progress from ‘buddy’ to ‘boss’ can Your relationship with your team be simple, if you take the above into consideration and implement it. • Being promoted within the ranks, may involve growing pains from your former peer group as you will become the one who has ‘changed’ now that you are in this position. Always remember that you are supposed to be in this role. ALWAYS REMEMBER:

• Set a vision for how you want to work with your team. Whatever the nature of your work or Make deliberate choices about your relationship with them. Be clear with yourself about what you do and do demands in periods of change, it remains not want. your responsibility to socially and • Share the details of your new role with those you lead. emotionally take care of yourself. Explain to them what is expected from them and what you will do. Make sure they know you hear them. You may not agree with every suggestion they make but REACH OUT FOR HELP IF YOU CANNOT validate their opinions and thoughts. COPE!

• Decide how physically close you want to be to your direct subordinates, especially if you are sharing an open office space. References: Your relationship with your work http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/big- promotion-five-ways-transition-buddy-boss/ https://onlinemba.unc.edu/blog/managing-change-and- • You chose your career because you like doing ou have worked hard. You have stayed late. You have been a team leader. You have transition-when-youve-been-promoted/ Yapplied for the promotional post and you have received that promotion. Now what? the actual work and what it entails. However, in a http://time.com/money/3656238/promotion-friends- leadership position, the relationship to your work workplace/ changes and your focus shifts. Be goal orientated. https://mysuccesslab.com/create-90-day-transition-plan- Build that team, train and guide your team members to The prism of William Bridges’ Transition Model can be very Accept that you are in this new career phase for many employee-whos-just-promoted/ ensure great results. That is what it is all about. Yes, it is helpful when coping with these challenges. years to come. Set yourself a measured pace for significantly different from the job you were used to doing. It is made up of the following three parts: change. Remember that your biggest contribution will But you can do it. be to create future leaders. Social Work Services, Movement Desk: • Accept that the status quo has changed and say 079 880 5966 or 082 301 2138 Leading people is different from leading projects and it will goodbye to what was. • Learn more about the people in your team. In order to tap into different aspects of your capabilities. Expectations manage the people, you will have to know them. Lieutenant Colonel Janse van Rensburg: from all levels in the organisation will be different, and what • Expect discomfort and accept that when you start [email protected] will be considered as acceptable behaviour, will also be the change, there will be many questions, but few Your relationship with your new peers different. answers. Understand that this is a temporary Lieutenant Colonel Valensky: [email protected] situation. It is a period in which you are going to be • Your new peers expect you to perform at their level. As the first three months are a critical period for developing tested. Reflect, be flexible and move forward, despite It is not just about the quality of your work, it is also Captain Khubeka: [email protected] relationships and building momentum, a structured the uncertainty. about your attitude toward the work. approach needs to be followed for a seamless transition. Captain Sambo: [email protected] • Cherish the past and embrace the new. 16 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 17 Flash News Flash News

EASTERN CAPE HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL STERLING CONVICTIONS MEN’S HEALTH SEMINAR BY BRITS CLUSTER DETECTIVES By Const Vusi Mkhetshane By Sgt Tumelo Menyatso Photographs by AC P Vuso and Intern N Madikane

wo dedicated The Cluster Commander of Brits, Major General Tinvestigating Modisagaarekwe Mosimanegape, commended the two officers from investigating officers for leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that justice was served. He further emphasized the Brits Cluster that the convictions attained, conveyed a strong message to brought the South criminals that they would eventually face the full might of African Police the law. Service one step closer to ensuring that perpetrators preying on the most vulnerable, in society, who are women and he Eastern Cape held its second Annual In his vote of thanks, the Provincial Commander of children, are Men’s Health Seminar from 25 to 27 July Employee Health and Wellness, Colonel Christopher Joseph, T removed from the community. Six accused were 2018 at the South African Police Service highlighted the seriousness of sexual harassment in the workplace. He sensitized members to note the different sentenced to life imprisonment for their hard (SAPS)’s Provincial Office in Zwelitsha, Eastern forms of this crime and its negative effects. work. Cape. The three-day seminar was conducted under this year’s striking theme: ‘Adding value “Colleagues, we must not take this matter lightly. People Detective/Sergeant Anna Mashigo who is stationed at the to life holistically’. have lost their jobs because of sexual harassment – it Brits Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences is serious. As male employees of the SAPS, we must be Unit, raised the plight of two women who had been raped by Initiated in the 2016/2017 financial year, the seminar vigilant of how we interact with our female counterparts two males on 21 February 2015 while on their way to their focuses on issues such as sexual, financial, physical, because some of the actions we take for granted, might land respective homes in Letlhabile at about 23:30. The victims mental and men’s health holistically. At this year’s seminar, us in trouble,” he warned. were dragged into the bushes where the accused took topics included the drafting of a will, estate planning, the turns raping them. A case of rape was then opened at the Government Employee Pension Fund (GEPF)’s benefits, During the seminar, the following services were also Letlhabile Police Station. labour relations issues, family planning, as well as health provided: care. At a later stage, the victims identified the suspects around • Health Care/VCT by nurses from a local clinic the Maboloka village. The suspects were then apprehended The seminar was well attended by delegates from the • Financial assistance and guidance from Old Mutual, on 16 March 2015. Detective/Sergeant Mashigo did a provincial office, all 21 clusters and external stakeholders, Sanlam and Liberty. splendid investigation and opposed bail for both the including the Department of Safety and Liaison, the accused, who were remanded in custody and later found Department of Correctional Services and the Independent Members were also encouraged to take care of their health guilty on all counts of rape. The duo was sentenced to life Police Investigative Directorate. in order to remain productive at work and to live a healthy imprisonment by the Brits Regional Court on 10 July 2018. and rewarding lifestyle. In his presentation, Mr Zingisa Khunju from the GEPF, Another outstanding performance in the call of duty was encouraged members to become knowledgeable about what performed by Detective/Captain Tshepo Mosweu from the benefits from the GEPF entail and to continuously check Makapanstad Detectives, who ensured that four criminals the details of their beneficiaries to avoid problems in the accused of rape and murder, were sentenced to life future. imprisonment by the Mahikeng High Court 22 June 2018.

“It is important for our clients to be aware of our fund and The accused were apprehended on 18 June 2014 at all other information concerning it, including the details of Makapanstad. Additional charges included attempted their beneficiaries. Checking details captured on our system, extortion, theft, fraud, aggravated robbery and defeating can greatly assist one to plan accurately for the financial the ends of justice. According to Detective/Captain Mosweu, freedom of all their beneficiaries. thorough investigation and maintaining good relations with the community attributed to this successful and positive In terms of the South African Constitution, it is compulsory outcome. for a member to nominate all his or her children, even those who are born out of wedlock. By doing so, the member ensures that their family is taken care of in the event that they pass on,” he said. 18 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 19

action. Sexual harassment is one of the most heinous forms sexual harassment accordingly, and to support the victims Lt Gen Mgwenya talks tough on of misconduct that plagues the workplace and it will not be of sexual harassment in the workplace. tolerated,” she said. “Sexual harassment officers must ensure that sexual harassment is uprooted in the organisation. Practices The purpose of the policy is to promote a safe and secure of sexual harassment prevent members from reaching sexual harassment work environment free from sexual harassment, a workplace their full potential when performing their duties, therefore where the dignity of all persons is respected. The policy preventing innovation and creativity, which is required By Capt Vincent Mukhathi provides measures to address and eliminate sexual to grow the full capacity of the organisation in the fight Photographs WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni harassment by employees of the SAPS against co-employees against crime,” said Lieutenant General Mgwenya. and third parties of the same or opposite sex. Concluding her address, Lieutenant General Mgwenya In addition to the Sexual Harassment Policy, the SAPS has urged all victims of sexual harassment to speak up as a code of good practice to combat sexual harassment in the complaints of sexual harassment are considered as workplace. It states that sexual harassment is defined as serious. unwelcomed conduct of a sexual nature, the unwanted nature of sexual harassment distinguishes itself from behaviour that “To those who are subjected to this form of victimisation, is welcomed and mutual. speak up freely. Sexual harassment officers must also encourage victims to speak up and not to suffer alone in Lieutenant General Mgwenya also sent a stern warning to their little corners,” she said. members of the SAPS who lend themselves to acts of sexual harassment, saying that they would face harsh punishment, if found guilty.

“Those members who are perpetrators of sexual harassment must know that we are not going to be hesitant in ensuring that they get dismissed. Sexual harassment officers will play a crucial role in ensuring that perpetrators are dismissed. We are going to be relying mostly on your work to ensure that we get rid of those elements that might be subjecting our members to sexual harassment as it is unacceptable,” she said.

With the implementation of the Sexual Harassment Policy and in efforts to eradicate various forms of sexual harassment, the SAPS has appointed sexual harassment officers at divisions, provincial offices and stations to ensure that all reported cases are dealt with promptly and fairly with the required sensitivity and confidentiality. Deputy National Commissioner responsible for Human Resource Management, Lieutenant General Mgwenya urged sexual harassment Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya addressing Sexual Harassment Officers officers to not fail the organisation, to address the problem of during work session on sexual harassment in the workplace.

Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya and Major General Joy Motubatsi (seated: centre and right) together with Sexual Harassment Officers during two-day work session.

he South African Police Service (SAPS) session on the management of sexual harassment in the Tremains committed to ensuring a culture of workplace, held on 16 and 17 July 2018 at Tulbach Park, zero tolerance with regard to sexual harassment Pretoria. and that all resources at its disposal are used to Lieutenant General Mgwenya told the sexual harassment fight sexual harassment in the workplace. officers in attendance that the SAPS had a clear-cut Sexual Harassment Policy which was reviewed in 2011, aiming at This was stressed by the Deputy National Commissioner for combating sexual harassment in the workplace. Human Resource Management, Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya, when she was officially opening the two-day work “Any member who contravenes the policy shall face stern 20 POLICE JuLY 2018 juLY 2018 POLICE 21

Nozipho Mpumelelo Kheswa GEPF introduces a new Please help us 18 Female Child Pension benefit locate them… Last seen: Issued by Government Employees Pension Fund 2018-05-25

The missing person left home and has he Government Employees Pension Fund not been seen since. She was wearing a Missing persons red jacket, a red jersey, a white shirt, grey T(GEPF) Board of Trustees has approved the socks and a grey dress. introduction of a Child Pension benefit replacing the previous Orphan’s Pension benefit with Cleveland 2485/5/2018 Investigating Officer: Const ST Mlaba effect from 1 June 2018. Tel: 011 677 5719

The introduction of the Child Pension benefit addresses Jonathan Wayne Vezasie Dominic Michel Giraud Ronald Williams Ventekas the exclusion of children from qualifying for an Orphans Pension benefit because they had a surviving parent, that is, the previous Orphans Pension requirement was that if a (50) Male (35) Male (58) Male GEPF member or pensioner dies and there is no surviving Last seen: Last seen: Last seen: parent (natural or adoptive) to take care of the eligible child/ 2018-04-29 2016-10-13 2018-07-04 children, the child/children can then only qualify for the Orphans Pension up to the age of 18 years and up to the age of 22 years if still a fulltime student. The missing left home and has not been The missing person left home and has not The missing person left home and has not seen since. He was a wearing black leather been seen since. been seen since. He was wearing a red The new Child Pension does not require for both parents jacket, black jeans and white sport shoes. jacket, blue jeans, a blue t-shirt and boots. to have passed away in order for the child to qualify for Brooklyn 1/7/2018 Sydenham 2/6/2018 Investigating Officer: Sgt D Ponmen Durban North 1/7/2018 the pension. Tel: 012 366 1763 Investigating Officer: WO KK Pillay Investigating Officer: Ms BA Makitle “This positive development is aimed at bridging the gaps Tel: 031 202 2798 Tel: 031 5608017 that have been identified in the implementation and Section 21 of the GEP Law prohibits the payment of benefits processing of the previous orphan’s pension. The concern to a third party. Children between the ages of 18-22 years Prebin Achary Siphosethu Nhleko Modiehi Yvonne Motshweni for orphan’s pension application was that both parents will receive payment into their own accounts. had to be deceased for a child to qualify for the pension. This was considered to be exclusionary, particularly in the Payments for a child that is a major (over 18 years) and (45) Male (17) Male (46) Female situation of single parents whose partners could not be cannot administer their affairs, requires a curator or traced or confirmed either dead or alive,” explained GEPF guardian to be appointed by the High Court and the Master Last seen: Last seen: Last seen: Principal Executive Officer, Mr Abel Sithole. of the High Court must issue an appointment certificate. 2018-06-21 2018-06-03 2018-06-09

It is important to note that similar to the Orphans Child Pension is a taxable benefit. If the child does not have Pension, the Child Pension is only applicable for those a tax number, the GEPF will register the child as a taxpayer The missing person left home and has not The missing person left home and has not The missing person left home and has not eligible children whose parent(s) were members of the with the South African Revenue Services and inform the been seen since. been seen since. He was wearing a blue been seen since. Government Employees Pension Fund prior to their death. child/guardian of the tax number. Tax certificates will be tracksuit. issued annually by the GEPF. Malvern 1/1/2018 Balfour 2/6/2018 In order to not negatively impact on those children currently Investigating Officer: WO R Dalais Nkandla 1/7/2018 Investigating Officer: WO FJA Hatting Investigating Officer: Const BN Nene receiving the Orphans Pension, the GEPF has automatically Child Pensioners will also qualify for a child funeral benefit Tel: 031 489 9626 Tel: 035 833 0053 Tel: 017 773 0050 converted such beneficiaries to child pensioners. There will if they pass away. The standard funeral benefit rules will be no need for these beneficiaries to apply for the Child apply, which means that a child between the ages of 18 and Pension benefit as their benefits will be recalculated in 22 years, who is fulltime student will qualify for a funeral Xolani Patrick Mathenjwa Mkhulumeleni Mgenge Robbie Kevin Prins terms of the new rules, but only from the date on which the benefit. new legislation comes into effect (1 June 2018). The new Child Pension application form (CHP1) is available (38) Male (77) Male (15) Male In terms of the Child Pension rules, most of the new on the GEPF website at www.gepf.co.za and at all GEPF orphans will now receive a higher monthly pension up to Offices. Last seen: Last seen: Last seen: the age of 22 years regardless of whether the child is a 2018-03-15 2018-02-23 2018-06-11 student or not, and qualifying disabled children will also receive Child Pension regardless of their age. The missing person left home and has not The missing person left home and has not The missing person was last seen by his As with the previous Orphans Pension, payment to minors For more information please contact: been seen since. been seen since. mother and has not been seen since. He will be made to the guardians of the children and the GEPF Matau Molapo, Communications was wearing black trousers and a cream will notify the guardian to change banking details three T: +27 (0) 12 424 7315 /079 1910 757 and Ndumo 1/3/2018 Mandeni 1/2/2018 white jacket. Mack Lewele +27 (0) 12 319 2543/082 450 5076 or months prior to the 18th birthday of the child. If the banking Investigating Officer: WO MH Mantengu Investigating Officer: Sgt LD Mbatha Ofentse Seleka +27 (0) 12 319 1264/078 2050 126 details are not changed, payment will be suspended as Tel: 035 591 0001 Tel: 032 456 8060 Secunda 1/6/2018 E: [email protected] Investigating Officer: Sgt ST Vilakazi Tel: 017 624 2020 22 POLICE JUly 2018 WANTED persons The South African Police Service requests urgent assistance from members of the public in tracing the following alleged perpertrators wanted in connection with various criminal offences committed countrywide.

POSSESSION OF POSSESSION OF Housebreaking Murder DRUGS EXCESSIVE PERLEMOEN VUSIMUZI VUNDLA THABO GALATA JOHN DAVIDS CHRISTOPHER SASS

Investigating Officer: Investigating Officer: Investigating Officer: Investigating Officer: Const S Makalo Const M Kolisi WO MS Maharaj Capt MJ Meyer 028 313 7000 028 313 5300 034 934 7795 021 466 0032 0823939473 0824698066

Murder fraud murder rape SULEIMAN LENTING ALICE GERICKE MAWANDA KOMANISI UNKNOWN

Investigating Officer: Investigating Officer: Investigating Officer: Investigating Officer: Capt MJ Meyer Sgt MN Zwane Capt MJ Meyer Sgt MM Mafate 021 466 0032 017 819 2321 021 466 0032 017 819 2321 0824698066 0823738389 0824698066 0791691491

SAPS CRIME STOP 08600 10111 or SMS information to crime line on 32211 DEALING IN ILLEGAL ROBBERY ( you may REMaIN anonymous ) SUBSTANCE UNKNOWN JACK COOK

Investigating Officer: Investigating Officer: Const Z Pili WO LJ Martin 028 313 7000 017 7790150 0817341130 0835628882