SAPS Provincial Leadership & Board Liaison

Senior SAPS leadership who serve as principal and ex-officio members of the Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board, ensuring executive alignment between community structures and official policing.

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The GPCPB is a statutory decision-making body. To ensure executive alignment between community structures and official policing, the Board includes senior SAPS leadership as principal and ex-officio members in accordance with the GPCPB Constitution.

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Principal
Member
Primary SAPS Principal
Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni
Provincial Commissioner — SAPS Gauteng

In accordance with the GPCPB Constitution, the Provincial Commissioner is a Principal Member of the Board. As the lead accounting officer for SAPS in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Mthombeni provides the overarching strategic mandate for community policing and ensures that Board decisions are operationalized within the Service.

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Senior
SAPS Principal
Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Policing
Major General P.F. Kekana
Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Policing — SAPS Gauteng

As Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Policing, Major General Kekana oversees policing operations across Gauteng's five districts and provides strategic direction on operational policing priorities in support of the GPCPB's community safety mandate.

Authorized Representative of the Provincial Commissioner
Brigadier
Marc (MP) Joseph
SAPS Provincial Head: Visible Policing (VISPOL)
Sits on the Provincial Executive
  • Executive Reporting — Presenting provincial crime statistics and SAPS performance analysis to the Board.
  • Strategic Alignment — Identifying priority precincts and coordinating district-level policing goals on behalf of the Commissioner.
  • Attends all Board meetings as the Commissioner's authorized representative and acts on behalf of the Provincial Commissioner.
SAPS Provincial Communications
Brigadier
Brend Muridili
Provincial Head: Corporate Communication & Liaison — SAPS Gauteng
Media & Public Communications
  • Official SAPS Spokesperson — Primary media liaison for all SAPS Gauteng communications, press statements, and public announcements.
  • Community Interface — Coordinates communication between SAPS Gauteng and CPF structures on policing news and public safety messaging.
  • Appointed Provincial Head: Corporate Communication and Liaison, Gauteng (2023).
Ex Officio Member of the Provincial Board
Colonel
Tsekiso (JT) Mofokeng
Provincial Commander: Partnership & Awareness (Crime Prevention)
Community Partnership Execution
  • Specialized Desks — Facilitating the inclusion of the Youth Desk and Spiritual Crime Prevention within the CPF framework.
  • Operational Liaison — Serving as the direct link for urgent communications between the Board and priority stations.
  • Focuses on the practical execution of community partnerships across all five Gauteng policing districts.
Ex Officio Member of the Provincial Board
Lieutenant Colonel
L.A. Ramashala
Provincial Commander: Social Crime Prevention & Community Patrollers
Civil Society & Patroller Integration
  • Community Patroller Coordination — Overseeing the provincial implementation of the Community in Blue patroller concept, including induction programmes for CPF patrollers.
  • CPF Self-Assessment — Administering the CPF self-assessment rating tools to ensure station-level compliance across Gauteng.
  • Operational Briefings — Facilitating briefings to align station and district commanders with community-based crime prevention strategies in partnership with the CPF.

Constitutional & Legislative Basis

The inclusion of senior SAPS officers as principal and ex-officio Board members is established in the GPCPB Constitution and is consistent with the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act 68 of 1995) and the framework for Community Police Forums and Boards as defined under Section 19 of the Act. This structure ensures that community policing decisions carry full institutional endorsement and can be actioned through official SAPS channels.

Contact the SAPS Liaison

For matters requiring direct SAPS engagement, contact Brigadier Joseph's office or reach the Board Secretary who will route your enquiry appropriately.

Contact the Board Secretary