IN CONVERSATION WITH AMOS MONYELA, COSATU Gauteng Provincial Chairperson
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the
conversion of Crime Prevention Wardens to Peace Officers as announced by the
troika comprising the Ministers for Justice and Constitutional Development,
Police and the Gauteng Premier.
We welcome this milestone as part of the implementation of the remedial
actions recommended by the Public Protector. This announcement guarantees
that 9 300 jobs will be saved and the communities will receive much needed
peace and protection.
COSATU in Gauteng will work together with our Affiliate, POPCRU and the
Gauteng Department of Community Safety to properly align the conditions of
service for the Peace Wardens and bring them fully in the public service.
The Federation in Gauteng is, however, concerned by recent legal threats by
right-wing and liberal organisations led by the Democratic Alliance, Afriforum
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and Solidarity. Their threats reflect organisations that have no interest in the
safety of Black communities but are more interested to use the Black working
class to undermine our constitutionally sanctioned transformation journey, and
in particular the need to uplift the poor and the working class.
COSATU in Gauteng calls for these organisations to desist from what we believe
are racist tendencies and to work towards building an inclusive province where
Black and White communities are treated the same. These organisations must
not weaponise the process of providing safety and peace to working-class
communities by adding obstacles to address our high levels of crime by the
Premier of Gauteng and the Gauteng Provincial Government.
We also call communities to see the DA, Afriforum and Solidarity for who they
really are and where their interests rest in this matter, which is the safety of the
minority at the expense of majority citizens.
conversion of Crime Prevention Wardens to Peace Officers as announced by the
troika comprising the Ministers for Justice and Constitutional Development,
Police and the Gauteng Premier.
We welcome this milestone as part of the implementation of the remedial
actions recommended by the Public Protector. This announcement guarantees
that 9 300 jobs will be saved and the communities will receive much needed
peace and protection.
COSATU in Gauteng will work together with our Affiliate, POPCRU and the
Gauteng Department of Community Safety to properly align the conditions of
service for the Peace Wardens and bring them fully in the public service.
The Federation in Gauteng is, however, concerned by recent legal threats by
right-wing and liberal organisations led by the Democratic Alliance, Afriforum
09:35
and Solidarity. Their threats reflect organisations that have no interest in the
safety of Black communities but are more interested to use the Black working
class to undermine our constitutionally sanctioned transformation journey, and
in particular the need to uplift the poor and the working class.
COSATU in Gauteng calls for these organisations to desist from what we believe
are racist tendencies and to work towards building an inclusive province where
Black and White communities are treated the same. These organisations must
not weaponise the process of providing safety and peace to working-class
communities by adding obstacles to address our high levels of crime by the
Premier of Gauteng and the Gauteng Provincial Government.
We also call communities to see the DA, Afriforum and Solidarity for who they
really are and where their interests rest in this matter, which is the safety of the
minority at the expense of majority citizens.
