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Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens shake hands with Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi has denied the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) allegations that his decision to establish the crime prevention wardens, known as “AmaPanyaza,” is an election ploy.
The DA says the initiative is under-funded and was not budgeted for when it was started in February 2023. Lesufi has argued that the establishment of the more than nine-thousand wardens is the best way to support the police.
Lesufi says, “I always say you do it, you are damned, you don’t, you are damned. Who does not know that Gauteng has crime? So we must fold our arms and say, because we’ll be criticized, don’t put additional resources. And that is why I say many people make a mistake to think the intervention was about this recruitment only. I spoke about 250 cars every year that we give to the police, so that each and every police station can be well equipped. Why am I not accused of electioneering that? I said we have handed over three helicopters because law enforcement in Gauteng didn’t have helicopters, and when they have to respond to cash in transit heists speedily, they don’t have that capacity. Why am I not accused of electioneering?
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