Southern Cape police climb the ranks

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REGIONAL NEWS - Police officers from across the Southern Cape gathered at the Southern Cape Regional Office in George on Wednesday 7 October for a ceremony recognising promotions and transferrals within the South African Police Service.

PHOTO GALLERY - Southern Cape police step up in rank

Altogether 13 officers were listed as having received promotions within the district, while an additional four officers were promoted outside the Garden Route and transferred to this region.

George features in three of the listed appointments: one officer transferred from George to Oudtshoorn, another moved from the Garden Route District to George, and a third remains stationed in George.

The promotions also involve several other police stations across the region, including Thembalethu, Conville, Riversdale, Calitzdorp, Dysselsdorp, Albertinia, Still Bay and Oudtshoorn.

Among the officers were lieutenant colonels Rosmund Stripp, Morné Heunis, Linda Kok, Nonkqubele Pikini and Zuziwe Xhanga, captains Marlon Hardnick and Adriaan Galand, as well as warrant officers Sandla Mgqweto, Nontsingisilo Ndabeni, Khayakazi Melane, Sylvia Sitshongaye, Elize Claassens and Chantel Jacobs.

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Back: Colonel Xolile Goqwana, Brigadier Belinda Pather, Colonel Xolani Mntwapi and Colonel Lionel Kennedy. Front: The new warrant officers: Khayakazi Melane, Elize Claassens, Sylvia Sitshongaye and Nontsingisilo Ndabeni.

The ceremony marked an important career milestone for the officers as some take up new responsibilities at their existing stations and others prepare to serve communities in various parts of the region.

Warrant Officer Elize Claassens from Still Bay (right) shares a moment with Brigadier Belinda Pather.