Picture: The North West Chairperson of Community Policing Forum, the late Dixson Ngamlane/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
The Chairperson of Community Policy Forum, the late Dixson Ngamlane has been remembered as a crime-fighting patriot, a passionate and astute fighter, who championed resources needed to assist community policing structures to assist the work of the police.
The national police commissioner, General Funnie Masemola said Ngamlane was a Board Member of the CPF for the past 23 years. Masemola further said Ngamlane served as the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forum in Mahikeng cluster and later served as the provincial chairperson of the CPF, which is a role he held until his passing.
Ngamlane and his wife were buried in Mahikeng on Saturday after they died in a car accident in Fochville, Gauteng earlier last week.
“On behalf of management, we want to pay tribute to the North West Community Police Forum Chairperson (CPF), Ngamlane. He was a dedicated and humble volunteer. Ngamlane was not just the Provincial Chairperson of the Community Policing Board in this province, he was a significant stakeholder in the South African Police Service (SAPS).
“A gallant man, who was dedicated to the fight against crime. The SAPS, the community of North West and indeed the country at large, has lost one of its dedicated servants. His contribution to the formation of CPF structures in the North West is a legacy that will forever be remembered,” Masemola said.
He said the SAPS has set aside R70 million for the resourcing and capacitation of CPF structures in this financial year.
The Chairperson of CPF in Limpopo, Frans Kgasago said: “On behalf of the CPF members and community of blue patrollers across the country, Ngamlane was firm and selfless. We need more people in our communities to assist the police to fight crime.
“Police cannot fight crime alone. Communities need to come on board and play an active role in sharing information,” he said.
Meanwhile, the North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Sello Lehari said: “Ngamlane was selfless and he was among the first people to volunteer during the establishment of a previously unheard of structure called Community Policing Forum (CPF).
“The purpose of this structure was to support and work with local police stations in the fight against crime. He had been part of the Provincial Community Policing Forum for 23 years and was appointed the Chair of the Board in 2016. Just a few days before his untimely departure, we had a meeting regarding resources needed to strengthen the CPF.”
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