The Metropolitan City is boosting its surveillance capabilities by upgrading its CCTV systems and infrastructure. The Strategic Surveillance Unit reports a continuous increase in detected incidents, leading to more arrests. The city plans to collaborate with the South African Police Service for investigations and expand its surveillance capabilities through infrastructure upgrades and new installations. The future of surveillance in the city promises to be advanced and effective, ensuring safety for its citizens through sophisticated technology.
The City of Cape Town is taking a proactive approach to combat gang violence through technology. The City’s efforts to address this issue with the help of SoundThinking technology are commendable. ## Identifying Gunshots and Pinpointing Locations
The City of Cape Town has implemented innovative measures to reduce gun violence in the area, including the integration of gunshot detection technology with drones. ## SoundThinking Acoustic Detection System
Thabo Bester, a South African fugitive, and his accomplice, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, were arrested in Tanzania on Friday night, after a prolonged investigation and search. Bester escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre on 3 May 2022 by faking his death in a cell fire. Since then, he and Magudumana had been living in a rented mansion in Sandton, where they operated Arum Properties together, scamming several people into paying millions for construction projects that were never completed.