{"id":40032,"date":"2025-10-29T10:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40032"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:24:23","slug":"crime-prevention-wardens-programme-was-an-election-ploy-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/crime-prevention-wardens-programme-was-an-election-ploy-da\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime Prevention Wardens Programme was an election ploy: DA &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has described the Crime Prevention Wardens Programme, which Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi launched in 2023, as an election ploy.<\/p>\n<p>The party plans to table a motion of no confidence in Lesufi.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Public Protector released a report which found that the establishment, appointment and deployment of the wardens, also known as Amapanyaza, was in fact irregular and unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Community Safety, Crezane Bosch says, \u201cThis programme was unfunded, it was unbudgeted for when Premier Lesufi started the programme in Gauteng, and it was poorly planned. If you look at the national crime stats, Gauteng remains the epicentre of crime in the country. And the only way that you can truly address crime is if you start with the basics and get it right \u2013 like the infrastructure, making sure that there\u2019s proper resources and the money that was spent on this project could have been utilised in a much better way, assisting police stations to upgrade the stations and provide resources to them. \u201c<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Public Protector South Africa (PPSA) release a report into allegations of irregular establishment, appointment and deployment of Crime Prevention Wardens (CPW).<\/p>\n<p>Read full report here:  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uSG7h1mRuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uSG7h1mRuf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Public Protector South Africa (@PublicProtector) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PublicProtector\/status\/1981076032812626012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>VIDEO| DA says Panyaza Lesufi should not remain in office as Gauteng Premier:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amapanyaza Wardens | DA to table no-confidence motion against Lesufi\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bx-AIFsqh9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Lesufi said traffic wardens will undergo a phased training to be designated the same legal standing as the Gauteng Traffic Police.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0gave an update at a\u00a0media briefing\u00a0in Johannesburg on his administration\u2019s\u00a0efforts to consolidate the capacity of the province\u2019s traffic wardens and to reinforce their contribution to community safety.<\/p>\n<p>Panyaza emphasised\u00a0that wardens are trained in line with the National Road Traffic Act, and not the South African Police Service Act.<\/p>\n<p>                    <!--begin code --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!--end code --><\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n                .pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper.pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed.multiple-authors-target-the-content .pp-author-boxes-avatar img { \n        width: 80px !important; 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