Johnathan Paoli
THE South African Police Service (SAPS) has bid farewell to Gauteng police commissioner and veteran officer Lt-Gen Elias Mawela.
Mawela previously held senior roles within the police service, including deputy area commissioner of Pretoria, component head of border policing, divisional commissioner: operational response services and Natjoints chairperson.
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola lauded Mawela and said he was an excellent commander who left an indelible footprint on all the units he worked with.
“To him it didn’t matter where he was deployed, he served the people of South Africa for the past four decades with sheer diligence and commitment,” Masemola said.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said that Mawela joined SAPS as a student constable in 1984, where he started serving in the Mamelodi policing precinct and worked his way up the ranks to the level of lieutenant-general in 2011.
“We thank his family for allowing him to
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