As part of what is commonly referred to as Amapanyaza, the provincial premier’s continuous efforts to reduce crime and traffic infractions, the 1 Construction Regiment, based in Dunnottar, welcomed 400 nascent Gauteng traffic wardens for training earlier this month (October) before they were deployed on the streets of South Africa’s economic heartland.
Corporate training in Gauteng For the Engineer Formation unit, receiving new members for training is nothing new.
The October arrivals mark the third intake of the Far East AmapanyazaRand headquarters for Amapanyaza, who serve Gauteng provincial law enforcement authorities as traffic wardens or, in certain circles, crime prevention wardens (CPWs).
Other SA Army bases to host Amapanyaza training are 3 SA Infantry (SAI) Battalion in Kimberley, recognised as a premier Infantry Formation training unit, 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (also in Kimberley) in the Air Defence Artillery Formation and 4 Artillery Regiment in Potchefstroom in the Artillery Formation.
The training programmes for the provincial law enforcement recruits first started in 2023 according to Lieutenant Betty Palathan. Reporting for SA National Defence Force (SANDF) social media she has it the training “is expected to produce well-equipped and well-trained wardens who will ensure the safety of their communities and individuals who take pride in themselves and their profession”.
The October Dunnottar arrivals are the third batch of the year to report for training as agreed to between the Gauteng provincial government, specifically its Community Safety Department, and the SANDF.
Training is discipline-based with further emphasis on instruction supporting other law enforcement agencies and personnel in fighting crime.
What are termed “critical skills” for individual as well as social development are also part of the eight-week practical and classroom training.
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