Panyaza Lesufi explains how crime is driving investors away from Gauteng
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province recently lost seven big investors who chose to go to the Western Cape because of high crime levels.
According to the latest crime statistics released in March, Gauteng experienced a surge in contact crimes between October and December 2023.However, during his state of the province address in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni on Thursday, Lesufi reiterated his commitment to fighting corruption and crime, enhancing security and creating jobs.
“But we’ve put in all the systems we said we’d put in. We have a fully operational interim command centre, helicopters and panic buttons that are readily available to be downloaded on smartphones by the community,” he said.He said the command centre was monitoring targeted areas and he promised to keep a close eye on it. He said:
“We have 7 000 wardens, 2 000 of whom graduating in a few days’ time, so we’ve put the plans in place,” he said.Lesufi explained that part of the integrated crime prevention plan was eliminating eliminate cash usage. “If we eliminate cash, ATM bombings will come to an end. We want to find ways to encouraging people to use cashless methods for transactions, where possible,” he said.
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