Four SA Army bases hosted passing out parades for the latest intake of Gauteng traffic wardens, referred to as “crime prevention wardens (CPWs)” by Premier Panyaza Lesufi in his February State of the Province Address (SOPA).

The new additions to the crime prevention and traffic regulation enforcement corps in South Africa’s economic hub underwent two months military type training at 1 Construction Regiment (Dunnottar, Gauteng), 4 Artillery Regiment (Potchefstroom, North West) as well as 3 SA Infantry (SAI) Battalion and 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, both in Kimberley, Northern Cape.

Reporting on the parades, SA National Defence Force (SANDF) communicator, Corporal Mpho Khorombi, has it those who completed the training were “military veterans who joined the ranks of Gauteng traffic wardens”.

In April 2024, Lesufi announced that 2 500 military veterans would receive training, labelling them “the generation that will end lawlessness in our province”.

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