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Media Statement
South African Police Service (SAPS)
PRETORIA – The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service(SAPS) , General Fannie Masemola will form part of more than 600 police officers that will take part in the Pretoria Marathon on Sunday, 23 February 2025.
626 police officers from across police stations and SAPS service points from all nine provinces will take part in the 42.2km, 21.1km, 10km and 5km races.
Kwazulu-Natal has fielded the most runners with 128 police officers followed by Limpopo with 109, National Head Office with 114 runners followed by Gauteng with 92 runners and Mpumalanga with 72.
The SAPS continuously promotes the overall wellbeing of its employees by ensuring that members are allowed to take part in marathons and other sporting codes as a way of keeping fit and mentally well.
General Masemola will be joined by senior management of the SAPS including the Deputy National Commissioner (DNC) of Policing , Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, DNC of crime detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya and the Acting DNC of Support Services, Lieutenant General Lineo Nkhuoa. The Provincial Commissioner of Gauteng, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni and other Divisional Commissioners in the SAPS will also lead from the front.
SAPS athletes will converge at 5am at the starting line in Lynwood Pretoria.
“We wish all our employees well for the race ahead. Keeping fit is an inherent requirement for all police officers and that is why we encourage fitness in the organisation. Every week members are allocated time to exercise to ensure our police officers are always ready to pursue criminals. We would like to thank Polmed as our main sponsor and supporter of our athletes”, concluded General Fannie Masemola .
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