Senior Moroka police station cop retires

Turning Soweto's dysfunctional Moroka police station into a competent public service institution is what retiring Brigadier Joseph Seaba will leave behind when he ends his career today.

Seaba, 60, said seeing good officers arrest their corrupt colleagues is what made him more excited.

"As commander, if you win the majority they will arrest those involved in illegal activities," he said.

Having joined the police service at the height of apartheid in 1977, he had seen the transition from the then police force system to a community oriented service in the democratic era.

"For management you have to adapt to the mandate of the service. You have to teach your group to perform, irrespective of the system under which you are operating."

Having just been ordained a bishop of the St John's Apostolic Mission in the Vaal, Seaba said prayer kept him and his team alive.

"We started a day with prayer and ended it with a prayer."

Moroka Cluster commander Major-General Nkanyiso Maphanga described Seaba as a dedicated and brilliant officer.

"Brigadier Seaba served with me as an instructor at the famous Hammanskraal (police training academy) as one of the best gymnasts in the country."

Seaba served at various police stations in the country, including Brixton, Sharpeville, Sebokeng and Orange Farm.

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