Gauteng’s “amaPanyaza” crime wardens should be conferred the same legal status as Gauteng provincial traffic police for them to be legally recognised and to exercise power, says justice minister Ronald Lamola.
Following a fierce debate over the legitimacy of Gauteng's Crime Wardens, dubbed amaPanyaza, Minister Ronald Lamola has determined that they must assume the same legal status as Gauteng traffic officers.
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi apologised for threatening that an unnamed minister’s days are numbered because they do not want to recognise crime wardens in the City of Johannesburg.