When Brig Sabata Mokgwabone joined the SAPS in 1990, he was driven by a deep respect for the rule of law, a value that would shape a career spanning nearly 36 years.
I respected, and I still respect, the rule of law, and that encouraged me to be a police officer, he said.
The badge was not a sudden choice. Mokgwabone, from North West, knew early on, while still at school, that he wanted a career in law enforcement.