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AmaPanyaza official! – Gauteng wardens now peace officers amid controversy

Johannesburg – Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens, known as AmaPanyaza, were officially declared peace officers on Friday, allowing them to... Read more

1 Feb

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WATCH | ‘I’ll die with you’ — Lesufi defies watchdog, vows to protect AmaPanyaza jobs

Cape Town – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has assured members of the controversial AmaPanyaza crime prevention unit that their... Read more

3 Nov, 2025

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Lesufi: SAPS rejected my plan for 10,000 cops — so I went ‘plan B’ with amapanyaza

Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has revealed that he initially asked the South African Police Service (SAPS) to... Read more

31 Oct, 2025

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Gauteng defends AmaPanyaza wardens: ‘Not meant to replace SAPS’

Cape Town – The AmaPanyaza wardens initiative in the province of Gauteng was launched with the aim of strengthening... Read more

24 Oct, 2025

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WATCH | Gcaleka drops the hammer: Lesufi’s Amapanyaza ruled illegal

Cape Town – The Public Protector has ruled that the establishment and deployment of Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens (Amapanyaza)... Read more

23 Oct, 2025

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WATCH | End of the line for AmaPanyaza: Lesufi axes controversial crime wardens

Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi confirmed that the province’s crime prevention wardens, popularly known as AmaPanyaza, will cease... Read more

22 Oct, 2025

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DA turns up the heat: Lesufi’s crime wardens ‘have no legal standing’

Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has called on Premier Panyaza Lesufi to clarify the legality... Read more

13 Oct, 2025

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‘AmaPanyaza are legit!’ – Gauteng fires back at Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Cape Town – Gauteng’s provincial government has dismissed claims by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that the province’s... Read more

10 Oct, 2025

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WATCH | Lesufi’s AmaPanyaza unit illegal, says Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Pretoria – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s creation of the provincial crime-fighting unit, the Crime Prevention Wardens (“AmaPanyaza”), has been... Read more

9 Oct, 2025

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SAPS strengthens forces with AmaPanyaza for festive crime deterrence

Cape Town – Police Minister Bheki Cele says the crime-fighting wardens in Gauteng, affectionately referred to as AmaPanyaza, will... Read more

21 Dec, 2023