The City of Cape Town’s MMC for safety and security, JP Smith, said the technology could especially combat drug dealing, gun violence and gang activity. (Marvin Charles/News24)
The City of Cape Town has unveiled new crime-fighting, aerial surveillance technology, which is expected to be rolled out in crime hotspot areas.
On Monday, the City showed what it called its new “crime-fighting secret weapon”.
The City’s information, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology will take information gathering to the next level in the fight against gang incidents, poaching, stolen vehicles, vegetation fires, and various criminal activities.
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