Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is seen at the unveiling of the province’s 4 000 crime prevention wardens in April.
The Gauteng Crime Prevention wardens continue to catch flak from all sides. They have been barred from performing police duties at police stations, accused of assaulting residents, and have now been blamed for the spread of crime in the neighbouring North West province.
The Chief Director of the Civilian Secretariat at the Department of Community Safety and Transport in the North West province, Mpho Maleme, has blamed the launch of the Crime Prevention Wardens project in Gauteng for increasing crime and attacks on tourists in the North West, saying the criminals have fled next door.
The wardens, referred to as amaPanyaza, are the brainchild of Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
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