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News24 reports that at a media event on Friday, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced that 4,000 crime prevention wardens would take to the streets, starting on 1 May, to protect residents and fight crime within townships, informal settlements and hostels.
He indicated that the much-anticipated Crime Busting Unit had its "own limitations", but that the wardens would graduate on Sunday. The four-month-long process targeted at Gauteng residents was intended to tackle crime which had crippled communities throughout the province, as well as reduce youth unemployment, said Lesufi. As to what the training of the wardens entailed, Lesufi advised: "They got all the necessary training that was needed. I can take you through the areas of training they went through: respect for human rights, efficiency, responsiveness, integrity, and honesty. We are mainly releasing them to provide all the necessary support to the law enforcement agencies." The unit will a conduct a second round of recruitment to reach the proposed target of 6,000 wardens later this year. Lesufi explained that the recruitment programme consisted of verifying the applicants' nationality with the assistance of the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC). The verification of matric certificates and vetting of criminal records were also conducted, along with confirming if applicants resided in Gauteng. Gauteng traffic department spokesperson Sello Maremani said the wardens were well-equipped and trained to handle crime. Lesufi said that the training of the wardens was an ongoing process.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Malaika Ditabo at News24
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