{"id":57953,"date":"2023-12-13T17:18:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/amapanyazas-must-have-same-status-as-traffic-cops-to-exercise-power-lamola-2"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:38:18","slug":"amapanyazas-must-have-same-status-as-traffic-cops-to-exercise-power-lamola-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/amapanyazas-must-have-same-status-as-traffic-cops-to-exercise-power-lamola-2","title":{"rendered":"AmaPanyazas ‘must have same status as traffic cops’ to exercise power: Lamola"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Gauteng\u2019s \u201camaPanyaza\u201d crime wardens should be conferred the same legal status as Gauteng provincial traffic police for them to be legally recognised and to exercise power.<\/p>\n

This was determined by minister of justice and correctional services Ronald Lamola in response to a request by the Gauteng provincial government in June to designate the wardens as peace officers as outlined in the Criminal Procedure Act.The minister has the authority to confer the status of peace officer on any person by their office and to exercise power under the act, any offence or any designated class of offences, ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter conducting a thorough analysis of the applicable legal frameworks, it was determined that for the Gauteng crime prevention wardens to exercise peace officer powers, they must assume the same legal status as Gauteng provincial traffic officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cProvincial traffic officers carry out their duties within the ambit of their peace officer designation, supported by the necessary legal framework,\u201d Phiri said.<\/p>\n

According to the Gauteng Provincial Road Traffic Act, it is up to the MEC for roads and transport to appoint provincial traffic officers.<\/p>\n

There has been frustration over delays in recognising the 6,000 wardens employed by Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi to fight crime in the province.<\/p>\n

Lesufi also launched an attack on an unnamed \u201cminister\u201d, stating his \u201cdays are numbered\u201d for apparently not wanting to recognise the wardens. It was assumed he was referring to police minister Bheki Cele, who said it was not up to the ministry of police to recognise the wardens. Rather, it was in the hands of the justice department.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government is determined to take every possible measure to prevent crime and safeguard the wellbeing of our neighbourhoods,\u201d said Phiri.<\/p>\n

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