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The Citizen reports that Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province will be pulling most crime wardens, also known as Amapanyaza, off the streets for further training.
He indicated this during the Department of Community Safety’s budget vote at the Gauteng legislature on Wednesday. According to Lesufi, the crime wardens will now be trained to become Gauteng traffic officers. He claimed that since the wardens were activated more than a year ago more than 3,700 undocumented foreign nationals had been sent back home. “To date, 3768 undocumented foreign nationals have been returned to their own countries. To date, 1727 drug lords have been arrested. To date, 2418 people that have been found with illegal substances have been arrested,” Lesufi claimed. He said that other victories included the arrest of hundreds of drunken drivers and the closure of numerous drinking spots. “This is as a result of the more than 6,000 young men and women appointed a year ago to protect this province,” he said. Lesufi also announced several new crime-fighting units in Gauteng, including an anti-land invasion unit and units that will protect Eskom and Rand Water infrastructure. The Department of Community Safety has been taken into the Premier’s office and does not have an MEC as its head.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Itumeleng Mafisa at The Citizen
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