NEW STATION COMMANDER COLONEL LEKALAKALA READY TO SERVE: CLEVELAND SAPS
As from 1 May 2023 the new Station Commander Colonel Lekalakala takes over the responsibility from
Colonel Motaung who is retiring from the South African Police Service. Colonel Lekalakala started in the SAPS
in 1989 at the Pretoria Logistics in Silverton and later worked at Jan Smuts Airport as a Constable. He then
worked his way up at different offices such as Witwatersrand Logistics in 1993 and then to the Gauteng
Provincial Commissioners office in 1996. In 2004 he was transferred to Cleveland Police station as the Support
Commander and promoted to the rank of Captain. In 2007 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
at the Northwest Provincial commissioner’s office as a Facility Manager and in 2008 he was transferred to
Moroka SAPS as the Support Commander. In 2009 he went to Hillbrow Police station as the Support
Commander and in 2011 was promoted to the rank of Colonel and transferred to Division HRU as a Support
Head. In 2015 he was again transferred to the Gauteng Provincial Commissioners office at the Inspectorate
and dealing with Complaints against the police in Gauteng. As from 1 May 2023 he will be the new Station
Commander at Cleveland Police Station.
The management of Cleveland SAPS welcome the Colonel back at our station and we wish him all the best as
the new station commander. We know that he will do his best to serve the community with pride and dignity.
We also want to wish Colonel Motaung all the best during his retirement.
The Cleveland Police Station can still be contacted at 011-607 5700, the Community Service Centre at
011-607 5745 or 6. For emergencies the police can be contacted at 10111 and Crime Stop at 0860010111.
