The Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko, has deployed community patrollers to assist with monitoring compliance with National Disaster Regulations.
The Gauteng Executive Council, led by Premier David Makhura, decided that all Community Policing Forums (CPFs) and 3 000 community patrollers be activated to assist citizens of Gauteng in managing queues in malls, shopping centres and all other hot spots where such challenges might be identified during the 21-days lockdown.
This included pension and social grant pay-out days.
“This decision was taken in the wake of what was observed on the first day of the lockdown period, where it became apparent that many of Gauteng’s citizens are susceptible to possible infections because of non-compliance with the set standards, especially when shopping,” said Mazibuko.
She added that the community patrollers are deployed as part of the Gauteng Provincial Government Essential Services team, and they will be reporting to the Community Policing Relations unit of the Department of Community Safety. “They have been issued with Essential Services Permits by the Department,” she concluded.
