NATCOM, STATION COMMANDERS TO HOLD SPECIAL MEET

MANZINI – The Royal Eswatini Police Service has had a busy week as at 10am today, station commanders and station operations officers, will be in a special meeting.

The station commanders and station operations officers from all the four regions shall be having a special meeting with the National Commissioner (NATCOM) of Police, William Tsitsibala Dlamini. This comes three days after the NATCOM convened a special meeting with five representatives of each police station in the country. There are about 23 police stations, 22 police posts, and 12 border posts, as well as one airport security monitoring post. These police posts and police stations are subordinated to the four regional headquarters and there is also a support unit and a police college subordinated to the executive command.

In a communiqué to all regional police headquarters, dated October 13, 2022, the NATCOM extended the invitation to the station commanders and station (operations) officers at the Police Headquarters in Mbabane. The concise 84 words letter advised the officers it was addressed to, that they should attend the meeting without fail and should treat the communication as urgent.

Discipline

Impeccable sources claimed that the meeting scheduled for today was set to emphasise that discipline had to be rekindled within the police service, following what was termed an embarrassing moment wherein junior officers delivered a petition to the Cabinet offices directed to the Prime Minister (PM), Cleopas Sipho Dlamini and two other ministers. It is worth noting that this meeting comes at a time when the NATCOM was said to be engaging in a ‘vusela’ in all the regions to encourage  police officers to work selflessly while also reminding them of their oath, which is to protect and serve, ensure peace and safety in the country and serve the authorities of the land.

Dlamini, in a press statement, reminded police officers to ensure that they respected human rights as they went about their duties while also emphasising that they should work hand-in-hand with the public as they were a good source of information. During the meeting, Dlamini was said to have reminded police officers that even if there were misunderstandings within the organisation, these quarrels should not let the law enforcers deviate from their oath of service. Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Phindile Vilakati, could not be drawn to comment on the proposed meeting as she said internal matters were not discussed with the media.

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