Millions set aside to fix Durban's CCTV cameras
More than a hundred
million rand has been set aside to fix CCTV cameras in and around Durban.
The city of eThekwini says the project comes more than a year after devastating floods washed away some of the city's fibre cables, leaving the cameras defective.
A report submitted to the city's Safety, Emergency and Security Committee revealed that only 69 out of the city's 499 CCTV cameras are working.
The municipality's Gugu Sisilana says while fibre repairs have begun, eThekwini's deployed more law enforcement teams to crime hotspots in Durban.
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"A letter of award for the installation CCTV cameras was signed on 14 July 2023 and part of this contract includes fibre installation, maintenance and repairs.
"The contractor is already on the ground, and we anticipate that all our cameras will be up and running by the end of November in time for the festive season."
