Premier Lesufi misleads residents yet again on the employment of crime prevention wardens
16 April 2024
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has once again misled the residents and prospective crime prevention wardens about their employment status. During his State of the Province Address (SOPA), he announced that over 6000 crime prevention wardens who have been trained are now permanently employed.
However, during his oral response to the Democratic Alliance‘s (DA) questions in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature today, he stated that for the crime prevention wardens to be employed permanently, they needed to undergo further training to become peace officers.
This indicates that the Premier is aware that the training received by the crime prevention wardens did not meet the requirements for them to become peace officers and be permanently employed.
Furthermore, he stated that they are engaging with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) to ascertain where the crime prevention wardens fit into the organogram of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety.