[WATCH] Retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga is calling on legal practitioners to restore dignity, integrity, and public trust in South Africa’s legal profession. #Newzroom405
SAPS Celebrates Hillbrow Constable's PhD Achievement
A 30-year-old Nkandla-born police officer, Constable (Dr) Lindokuhle Ngcobo, stationed at SAPS Hillbrow in Johannesburg, is drawing attention for his rare combination of academic excellence and frontline policing.
Serving in the Crime Prevention Unit, Dr Ngcobo is involved in monitoring crime hotspots, responding to robbery incidents, tracking suspects, and supporting intelligence-driven operations within the South African Police Service (SAPS).
His academic record is extensive, holding a PhD in Policy and Development Studies, a Master of Social Science in Public Policy, Honours in Public Policy, and a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
He completed his doctorate in 2025, focusing on the lived experiences of women with disabilities and policy responses during COVID-19 lockdown levels 5 to 3 in the City of Johannesburg.
Before joining the police service, he worked as a policy researcher at the Department of Community Safety, where he developed an interest in public safety and governance.
He later enrolled in the Basic Policing Development Learning Programme at the 3 SAI Kimberley Academy as part of Project 10 000’s 2022 intake, before formally joining SAPS.
Reflecting on his career shift, Ngcobo said policing offered him a direct way to engage with real-world social challenges such as inequality, gender-based violence, and youth crime, while contributing to safer communities.
He believes young officers with academic training can help modernise policing through research-driven approaches, digital innovation, and improved community engagement.
Dr Ngcobo has encouraged young people during Youth Month to consider careers in SAPS, saying it offers discipline, growth, and an opportunity to serve society meaningfully.
At this point we're running out of ways to say THANK YOU ❤️!
The Polygamist isn't just topping charts at home anymore!
We're now the #3 show globally on Netflix and the #1 show in 16 countries across Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia.
EXCUSE US?! 😭🔥
We appreciate you!
It is not in the interest of national security to continue having Adv. Andrea Johnson as head of IDAC
She is aiding national instability, surrendering our country to mafia establishments for total chaos!
In the name of JUSTICE & the integrity of the South African state, she must be removed with immediate effect!
Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi - who is now heading the national organised crime task team - has confirmed that he is en route to a Pretoria police station to also meet IDAC.
This comes after Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo was apparently requested by IDAC investigators to “carry an overnight bag” and meet them there by 3pm.
Khumalo and the team yesterday received intelligence suggesting that IDAC was fighting back over rumours of the impending arrest of its head Adv Andrea Johnson.
The information indicated that Khumalo and Mkhwanazi would be targeted to disable them from pursuing any investigations to that end.
Although Mkhwanazi has not been requested to meet the investigators yet, he believes the move with Khumalo gives credence to the tip-off.
@pule_jones will bring you the details on @eNCA #DStv403.
Please, if anyone has employment opportunities, internships, learnerships, apprenticeships, mentorship programmes, bursaries, graduate programmes, or entry level positions available across any industry for our incredible South African youth, kindly share them in the comments below. 🇿🇦
Every opportunity has the potential to change a life. ❤️🙏🏽 #FutureLeaders #SouthAfricanYouth #YouthEmployment
This post has been popping up a lot, clearly you’re baiting with it. The least you can do is bait with your real account instead of a burner. Come out and say it with your chest. Fine, I’m baited (my pastor will be so disappointed because he preached about taking offense and being baited in today’s service).
I digress. Sue Nyathi’s book, The Polygamist is more than 13yrs old because I actually have a copy. The Mseleku reality show is 8yrs old or so. You claim the story is stolen, that Netflix wouldn’t have bothered, Sue did nothing special? Aowa wena real writer, write your own book- about anything really since nothing is new under the sun- so that the respect we shouldn’t be giving to Sue (who’s not a real writer even with four books) can be given to you. I hope your book is a banger so Netflix can bother and turn it into a number 1 show- a spot #ThePolygamist doesn’t deserve according to you.