Phase 2 of 4th Avenue car guards launched
PARKHURST – A few months after launching the first phase of the 4th Avenue car guards, the project stakeholders were happy to follow up with phase 2.
The 4th Avenue Parkhurst car guards were happy to finally get their full attire at phase two of the launch of their project. The Rosebank Killarney Gazette in an article titled 4th Avenue Car Guards are officially registered [Week ending 22 March], reported on how the guards had been issued with identification cards, as well as QR cards which they will use to receive payment from motorists for phase one.
NYPD Security manager and manager of the project, Emmanuel Manwadu said there were 28 guards so far with hopes to get a total of 40 so that they can cover the whole avenue. Manwadu added that this was not formal employment but rather a way of the community helping out the guards in order for them to be recognised properly for what they do on the streets.
“The community together with SAPS and security companies will back them in whichever way we possibly can. Going forward, they should make sure they don’t drink or abuse substances at work. If they see something out of order, they should be the first people to bring it to attention,” Manwadu said.
Parkview Police Station spokesperson, Captain Tintswalo Sibeko added to his words and said the guards would be their eyes and if they saw something suspicious, they should always contact the sector manager, Constable Padima Makhudu.
Makhudu said that he would patrol the area for the next three months to monitor things and encourage good behaviour from the guards.
“Remember, some of you use earnings from this to support their families. Those found in uniform and misbehaving will have it taken off and dockets will be opened.”
Makhudu also encouraged the car guards to have notebooks where they will keep records of parked vehicles for reference.
Ryan Hawthorne from the Parkhurst Residents and Business Owners Association (Praboa) said they had been working on the project for months with the 4th Avenue restaurants, traders’ associations, Safe Parks committee, T-shirt terrorist, Cortac and the SAPS. Hawthorne added that phase three would be an expansion of the project which includes a lot more training and they hoped to help the guards transition to formal employment elsewhere.
Details: Praboa www.parkhurstvillage.com; Parkview Police Station Sector 1 manager Constable Padima Makhudu on 071 675 6064.
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