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Lesufi said 80,000 panic buttons were distributed. It was 2,000

Now, the physical panic buttons have been cancelled

There are more questions than answers about the Gauteng government’s plan to roll out panic buttons. Photo from Gauteng government’s Instagram page (fair dealing)

In December 2024, the Gauteng government said more than 80,000 physical e-Panic Buttons had been distributed.
Less than three months later, Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the number was 2,000.
The department reached just 5% of its 40,000 target for 2024/25, and said the rollout would not continue because of budget constraints.
Neither the Gauteng government nor the developer of the e-Panic system (also responsible for providing the panic button system) responded to our questions despite being given several days to do so.

In December 2024, the Gauteng government announced that it had handed out more than…

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