TSHWANE has a new police commissioner.
Major-General Azwinndini Nengovhela was introduced on Wednesday, 4 January at Herlewing Sentrum Church.
He will head up 36 police stations in Tshwane.
Speaking at the ceremony, Nengovhela said crime is not the problem of the police alone, but of the entire society.
“We need evidence and information from the community, but most importantly police must have solutions to deal with the high rate of crime,” he said.
Nengovhela has been in the police service for 36 years, and has worked for many years in Gauteng. He said he has been working for this position all his life.
“Whenever you apply for a position, you expect a positive result,” he said.
He said five priorities have been introduced by the provincial commissioner.
“We need to concentrate on visibility, addressing investigations including investigating organised crime and human trafficking, dealing with corruption, the issue of community mobilisation and communication,” he said.
Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-Colonel Elias Mawela told Daily Sun that Brigadier Samuel Thine was acting after the position became vacant following Major-General Hilda Mohajane’s retirement.
“The position was advertised and Nengovhela came out tops,” he said.
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Nengovhela was deputy district police commissioner in Joburg before becoming Tshwane district commissioner, where he was dealing with difficult areas such as Hillbrow.
