{"id":42007,"date":"2026-08-10T10:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=42007"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:09:26","slug":"saps-to-recruit-more-female-artisans","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/saps-to-recruit-more-female-artisans\/","title":{"rendered":"SAPS to recruit more female artisans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Limpopo Province says it will continue to strengthen its skill set by recruiting more female artisans to work in its mechanical field.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\nIt currently has 11 women working as vehicle mechanics in its seven vehicle servicing workshops across the province.<\/div>\n<div>\nTraditionally, the profession was dominated by men.<\/p>\n<p>Constable Kgabo Nakeng is one of the only eleven female mechanics within the SAPS in Limpopo.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\nShe joined the service in 2020 as an artisan in Kimberly, Northern Cape Province before moving to Limpopo in 2025.<\/div>\n<div>\nArmed with qualifications in both electrical and mechanical engineering, Nakeng has become a key figure in the SAPS mechanical department.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Her jobs entail servicing state vehicles, including armoured vehicles, component overhauls and fixing electrical faults.<\/div>\n<div>\nNakeng says the love and passion for her job keep her motivated amid numerous challenges.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;I feel very honoured because this normalises that excellent work in the workshop doesn&#8217;t come with gender, it just comes from within and you just have to be content with yourself, know what you are doing and be proud of your work.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42009,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-42007","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"SAPS says it will continue to strengthen its skill set by recruiting more female artisans","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42010,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42007\/revisions\/42010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=42007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}