The South African Police Service (Saps) Lieutenant General Arthur Peter Adams has been appointed as the new provincial commissioner of the North West province. Our responsibility was to identify a leader capable of confronting the increasingly complex policing environment facing the North West province.” “The North West is not merely receiving another provincial commissioner,” Dimpane said. The people of the North West expect visible policing, decisive action against illegal mining, and safer communities. Dyantyi was promoted from major general to provincial commissioner of the Western Cape, bringing with him 34 years of service in the South African Police Service.