9 October 2025
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi may have had noble intentions when he established the provincial crime-fighting unit known as the Crime Prevention Wardens — or “AmaPanyaza” — but the initiative is unlawful, according to KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Mkhwanazi made the remarks before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, which is probing the explosive allegations he recently made against senior officials.
He told MPs that he had strongly objected during a meeting of the SAPS Board of Commissioners (BOC) to the creation of the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens, arguing that the structure was not sanctioned by law — a view later supported by SAPS Legal Services.
The BOC, he explained, is the highest decision-making body of the SAPS, comprising all provincial commissioners, divisional commissioners, and the acting national head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks.
Source:IOL
