Criminals be Warned Gauteng Gov is bringing the A Game

Watch out criminals: vehicle recognition, drone tech, and more to hit Gauteng townships

The Gauteng government is spending R173-million to recruit 6 000 crime prevention wardens as well as to procure 10 drones, 50 vehicles, and 500 000 panic buttons among other tools.

Mamelodi and Soshanguve are two of the areas in Pretoria which have been earmarked for a mass roll-out of 24-hour manned CCTV cameras.

The Gauteng government is spending R173-million to recruit 6 000 crime prevention wardens as well as to procure 10 drones, 50 vehicles and 500 000 panic buttons among other tools.

Gauteng Department of Community Safety, Hlulani Mashaba, said the province was hardening its efforts on preventing crime by the use of wardens and deployment of technology in the fight against crime.

“The department continuously monitored the effectiveness and efficiency of the police in the province and saw a need to improve community policing and strengthening safety mechanisms within Gauteng communities.”

Mashaba said the identified interventions could realistically address the safety issues identified by citizens at high-crime hotspots.

He said the interventions were a strong measure to ensure visible policing was improved.

Mashaba said the wardens would ensure intelligence was gathered in communities to tackle lawlessness through heightened enforcement.

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