Amapanyaza to recruit from other races, create appointment cards soon
“The department is also prioritising the coloured and Indian communities to apply for the upcoming intake of wardens. This is important in ensuring inclusivity and representation from all sectors of society.”
To create a more diverse Amapanyaza police force, the Gauteng safety department plans to recruit people from various cultural groups.
It also plans to roll out appointment cards to the Gauteng peacekeeping unit soon.
About 3 000 crime prevention wardens, known as Amapanyaza, have been operating in Gauteng without appointment cards since their recruitment in April.
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In Tshwane, about 1 007 wardens were deployed in various townships, informal settlements and hostels such as Metsweding, Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Soshanguve, Hammanskraal, Olievenhoutbosch and the inner city to augment existing law enforcement.
Gauteng community safety spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba said the department was intent on dealing with concerns regarding the wardens being issued with appointment cards and racial diversity within Amapanyanza.
“The department is dedicated to ensuring that the wardens are equipped with the necessary tools to perform their duties as peace officers, including that of providing them with the suitable identification cards which will ease the cooperation of community members in addressing crime.
“The department is also prioritising the coloured and Indian communities to apply for the upcoming intake of wardens. This is important in ensuring inclusivity and representation from all sectors of society.”
On the current graduates, Mashaba said the wardens were further undergoing continuous training to ensure they perform their duty effectively.
He said the wardens underwent training on foot patrols, stop-and-searches, evidence collection, docket completion, statement taking, firearm competence, scrapyard compliance, anti-land invasion and critical infrastructure policing.
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“Section 334 of the Criminal Procedure Act empowers the wardens as peace officers to arrest any person without a warrant.”
Mashaba said the wardens had hit the ground running to eliminate criminality in communities by conducting heightened law enforcement operations in partnership with the police.
“To date, the wardens have achieved many milestones, including the closing down of outlets trading without a liquor licence, school searches, stop-and-search operations, patrols as well as arrests for drinking and driving, illegal possession of firearms, drug dealing and possession, issuing of fake documents, assault and undocumented foreign nationals.”
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“Last week, the wardens, together with SAPS and private security, discovered a dagga plantation at the Mahlangu informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Mnandi plots. Firearms together with ammunition and other illegal weapons were confiscated.”
He said the deployment of wardens received positive comments on social media.
He encouraged communities to assist the wardens by tipping off the police of any suspected illegal behaviour.
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