North West Public Safety builds capacity for Football World Cup

21 April 2010

The North West Department of Public Safety is training 150 traffic wardens at the Bafokeng Conference Centre in Phokeng this week in preparation for intensified road safety and traffic law enforcement during the Football World Cup.

According to the Provincial MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa the practical and theory based course includes point duty, safe stopping of vehicles, customer relations, traffic legislation ,criminal procedure act and general orientation.

The provincial department has since the beginning of this month trained over 700 officials in customer service, street survival and crowd management, human trafficking, Brake and Tyre and the Land Transportation Act.

Eighty additional traffic officials are to be trained in professional driving and high speed escort services for VIP’s during the Football World Cup. An additional 100 traffic officers and other officials within the department are to be trained in language skills to be able to communicate with foreign guests from Spain, South Korea and other countries.

MEC Yawa is confident that employment of the wardens and the training interventions will ensure proper use of the road by pedestrians and other road users during the Football World Cup.

Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele
Tel: 018 381 9171
Cell: 083 629 1987
E-mail: LKgwele@nwpg.gov.za

Issued by: Department of Public Safety, North West Provincial Government
21 April 2010