YOUR MAJESTY THE INDLOVUKAZI,
YOUR MAJESTY KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI OF THE ZULU NATION,
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA,
EMAKHOSIKATI,
YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESSES,
PRIME MINISTER,
COUNCILLORS,
CHIEFS,
CHIEF JUSTICE,
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER,
CABINET MINISTERS,
PRESIDING OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT,
MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS,
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR MANZINI,
NATIONAL COMMISSIONER AND ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL SWAZILAND POLICE,
VISITING POLICE CHIEFS AND OFFICERS FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES,
GRADUATING TRAINEES AND CONTINGENTS ON PARADE,
INVITED GUESTS AND PARENTS OF PASSING OUT RECRUITS,
LADIES & GENTLEMEN,
SIYANIVUSELA NONKHE BEKUNENE LAPHA E-POLICE COLLEGE KU-MATSAPHA
INTRODUCTION
WE ARE PLEASED TO BE AT THE POLICE COLLEGE TODAY FOR THIS DOUBLE OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE THE 13TH ANNUAL POLICE DAY AND MARK THE PASSING OUT PARADE OF POLICE FOR 458 RECRUITS FROM SWAZILAND AND 30 CADETS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
WE WELCOME ALL THE GUESTS WHO COME FROM A WIDE SPECTRUM OF SOCIETY LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
A WARM WELCOME GOES TO THE VISITING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
WE ALSO HAVE IN OUR MIDST HIS MAJESTY KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI WHOSE PRESENCE IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
MAY WE ALSO WELCOME AND THANK THE POLICE CHIEFS FROM VARIOUS SADC COUNTRIES FOR HONOURING US WITH THEIR PRESENCE.
POLICE CADETS FROM EQUATORIAL GUINEA
THE PRESENCE OF HIS EXCELLENCY’S REPRESENTATIVE, THE DEPUTY SECURITY MINISTER, WILL NO DOUBT BOOST AND MOTIVATE THE MORALE OF THE THIRTY (30) POLICE CADETS, WHOSE TRAINING WAS INITIATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
CHOOSING THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI AMONGST OTHER COUNTRIES FOR TRAINING SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR CORDIAL RELATIONS AND WHAT OUR POLICE ORGANISATION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE POLICING LANDSCAPE IN SADC, AFRICA AND BEYOND.
THE CADETS FROM EQUATORIAL GUINEA SHOWED WILLINGNESS TO LEARN, HAD A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, WERE HIGHLY DISCIPLINED AND PARTICIPATED IN OUR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY, WE ARE AMENABLE TO AVAILING OUR OWN INSTRUCTORS TO VISIT EQUATORIAL GUINEA TO ASSESS THEIR PERFORMANCE AND/OR ADAPTATION TO THE REAL WORLD OF POLICING, AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE ON SIMILAR COURSES IN FUTURE.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE POLICE DAY
WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO COMMEMORATE THE POLICE DAY WHICH WAS CONCEPTUALIZED OVER THIRTEEN (13) YEARS AGO.
THE SWAZI NATION TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE POLICE SERVICE FOR ASSISTING COMMUNITIES IN SOLVING A WIDE ARRAY OF PROBLEMS.
THESE INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO; MEDIATING IN DOMESTIC TIFFS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON CRIME PREVENTION AND PROVIDING COUNSELING TO PEOPLE IN DISTRESS AND PREVENTING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
SAFETY AND SECURITY IS A PILLAR FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS CENTRAL TO THE ATTAINMENT OF OUR VISION AS A NATION TO REACH THE LEVEL OF FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES BY 2022.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
THE CLOSE RELATIONS YOU HAVE MANAGED TO FORGE WITH BOBABE TIKHULU, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY POLICE, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AS WELL AS COUNTERPARTS FROM THE SADC REGION AND BEYOND, IS CRITICAL.
SUCH COLLABORATION IS COMMENDABLE GIVEN THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE WORK YOU DO HEAVILY RELIES ON THE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE OF ALL CATEGORIES IN SOCIETY IN CONSONANCE WITH OUR NATIONAL SLOGANS “NAWE ULIPHOYISA”AND “BUCALA YINDZABA YETFU SONKHE”.
RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY POLICE
WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE COMMUNITY POLICE ARE PLAYING IN ASSISTING STATE POLICE IN ROOTING OUT CRIME AT GRASS ROOT LEVEL.
WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND ADVISE THAT THEY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TRAINING THAT IS REGULARLY ACCORDED TO THEM BY THE POLICE THROUGH ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS.
PASSING OUT PARADE
THIS DAY ALSO MARKS THE PASSING OUT AND FORMAL COMMISSIONING OF 458 RECRUITS WHO HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING TRAINING AT THIS POLICE COLLEGE.
LOYALTY AND OATH OF OFFICE
TODAY YOU HAVE TAKEN AN OATH OF OFFICE WHICH SHOULD GUIDE YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREERS AS POLICE OFFICERS.
THE OATH OF OFFICE ENTAILS THAT YOU WILL BE LOYAL TO THE COUNTRY AND RENDER SERVICE WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF DILIGENCE, INTEGRITY, HONESTY, COMMITMENT, DISCIPLINE, TREATING ALL PEOPLE WITH CIVILITY AND HUMILITY.
PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING
TO THIS END, I URGE YOU TO LOOK AFTER YOUR HEALTH AND ADOPT A WAY OF LIFE THAT WILL KEEP YOU LOOKING AS WELL TONED AND FIT AS YOU ARE TODAY.
WE HAVE BEEN HIGHLY IMPRESSED BY YOUR GENERAL BEARING AND TURNOUT AS WELL AS THE INNOVATIVE AND BREATHTAKING DRILL PERFORMANCE AND MOVEMENTS.
RESTRUCTURING OF THE POLICE SERVICE
IT WILL BE RECALLED THAT IN REMARKS I MADE DURING THE POLICE DAY CELEBRATION IN 2010, I ANNOUNCED A PROCESS OF RESTRUCTURING THE POLICE SERVICE.
SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING THE 2013 POLICE DAY CELEBRATION, I ANNOUNCED THE RE-DESIGNATION AND UPGRADING OF THE POST OF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WHICH SAW THE INCUMBENT BEING ELEVATED TO NATIONAL COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
FURTHERMORE, THERE WAS AN APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL TWO (2) DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS.
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE COMMAND AND CONTROL FRAMEWORKS AT THE STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL LEVELS OF THE ORGANISATION, I HAVE APPROVED AND BLESSED FURTHER CHANGES TO THE POLICE HIGH COMMAND STRUCTURE.
THE RE-DESIGNATION AND UPGRADING OF THE POST OF COMMISSIONER TO NATIONAL COMMISSIONER CREATED A VACANCY IN THE HIGHER COMMAND.
I HAVE FOUND IT APPROPRIATE TO FILL THE GAP THROUGH THE RE-DESIGNATION AND UPGRADING OF THE POSITIONS APPOINTMENT OF THE FOUR (4) DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO THE RANKS OF DEPUTY NATIONAL COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
THESE ARE:-
- 1.SIPHO MGOBO DLAMINI
- 2.KHISIMUSI STANLEY NDLOVU
- 3.WILLIAM NKESHENGANE DLAMINI
- 4.LYDIA SIJABULISIWE DLAMINI
FURTHERMORE, HAVING GIVEN CONSIDERATION TO ARRANGEMENTS OBTAINING IN SADC AND ELSEWHERE, I HAVE APPROVED AND BLESSED THE INTRODUCTION AND CREATION OF A NEW RANK OF SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
THERE WILL BE SIX(6) POSITIONS FOR THIS NEW RANK.
THESE ARE:-
- 1.SABELO MPENDULO HLOPHE
- 2.MOSES VELABANTU MASEKO
- 3.ANTON MOLONTSHISI VILAKATI
- 4.POLYCARP KOKISI NGUBANE
- 5.BONSILE SIMELANE
- 6.ROSS FANA MASEKO
ANOTHER NEW INNOVATION IS THE RE-DESIGNATION AND UPGRADING OF FOUR(4) POSTS OF REGIONAL COMMANDER AND THOSE EQUIVALENT TO REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS.
THESE ARE;
- 1.RICHARD SIBANGANI MNGOMETULU
- 2.CHARLES DUMSANI TSABEDZE
- 3.MUMCY NTOMBIKAYISE DLAMINI
- 4.JOSEPH MZWEMPI NDLOVU
SINCE THE POSITION OF COMMANDER FOR OSSU AND POLICE COLLEGE COMMANDANT WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO THE POSITION OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, THE FOLLOWING TWO OFFICERS WILL BE RE-DESIGNATED ACCORDINGLY.
THESE ARE;
- 1.MANOMA MASANGO
- 2.VUSI MASUKU
WE CONGRATULATE AND WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR NEW POSITIONS DO ENSURE THAT YOU EXERT GREAT EFFORT IN YOUR WORK AND BE EXEMPLARY TO OTHER OFFICERS.
FURTHER INNOVATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR OTHER CATEGORIES THROUGH THE RELEVANT STRUCTURES OF THE POLICE SERVICE.
CONCLUSION
AS I CONCLUDE, MAY WE THANK THE NATION FOR ITS CONTINUOUS SUPPORT TOWARDS THE WORK OF THE POLICE AND OTHER SECURITY SERVICES. WE URGE YOU TO CONTINUE JOINING HANDS WITH THE POLICE SO THAT OUR COUNTRY CAN CONTINUE BEING THE HAVEN FOR PEACE AND STABILITY THAT IT IS.
GRATITUDE TO INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS FOR THE MANY FORMS OF SUPPORT TO THE POLICE SERVICE.
SUCH ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SPECIALIZED OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING.
MAY WE ALSO URGE OUR GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO MOBILIZE OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT, IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND ENSURE THAT ALL LEGISLATION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE POLICE IN FULFILLING THEIR MANDATE.
OUR GRATITUDE GOES TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATIONS AND TO THOSE WHO PRESENTED US WITH GIFTS. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT INDEED AND THE DIFFERENT DISPLAYS BY THE RECRUITS WERE OUTSTANDING.
I THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU