Major General Vuyisile Ncata appointed as new Eastern Cape top cop

Major General Vuyisile Ncata has appointed as the South African Police Services (Saps) commissioner in the Eastern Cape. Picture: Saps Major General Vuyisile Ncata has been appointed as the South African Police Services (Saps) provincial commissioner in the Eastern Cape. The announcement was made by Saps National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola in Bhisho on Tuesday.

“Lieutenant General Ncata brings with him 31 years of dedicated and distinguished service, having joined the service as a student constable in 1995,” Masemola said. Born and bred in Kwazakele in Gqeberha, Ncata began his career at the Kwanobuhle Police Station and later trained as a Public Order Police (POP) member, serving as a unit commander. Ncata spent the first ten years of his career in the Eastern Cape and later moved to the Western Cape, where he served as station commander at Langa Police Station in 2011.

Masemola said Ncata assumes responsibility at a critical time, when the Eastern Cape province is battling serious and violent crime. “With your experience as a seasoned operational commander, I am confident in your ability to provide strong strategic direction and sound judgment, particularly at a time when crime patterns are evolving, and organised crime continues to rear its head in the Eastern Cape.