“We’ve just moved into the Western Cape, and there was an incident last week where they were able to intercept a gang of criminals that were responsible for a home invasion and a murder in Johannesburg,” Varney said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As that vehicle moved through the Saldanha Bay network that we’ve just densified there, authorities could intercept them, arrest them, and return them to Gauteng for prosecution.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Varney explained that public sector policing authorities such as the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department and South African Police Services have access to Vumacam’s network of cameras, making it a valuable asset for crime prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that over 100 other private control rooms also have access to video feeds, creating a backup for public policing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vumacam recently announced that it had deployed 123 CCTV cameras across Johannesburg’s inner city as part of a partnership with Africa Housing Company (Afhco) and Jozi My Jozi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afhco said it invested R10 million in the rollout of the cameras to make the inner city a safer and more inclusive space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are proud to partner with Vumacam and Jozi My Jozi in addressing one of Johannesburg’s most pressing challenges \u2014 crime,” said Afhco managing director Kevin van den Heever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This initiative supports a more secure environment and contributes to changing the perception of the inner city, attracting new investment and fostering urban renewal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Varney explained that the Jozi My Jozi project is built on six pillars, the first of which is safety and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said Vumacam’s behaviour-based algorithm ensures individuals’ right to privacy while playing an instrumental role in preventing a range of serious crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “You really see huge results in the areas where we’ve densified our network. We do see a big shift in behaviour, a shift of crime out of that area,” Varney said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This includes everything from violent crime to less serious crimes like illegal dumping, for instance. But it is a turnkey solution because the way the data is collected ensures it is admissible in court.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vumacam also recently rolled out 193 CCTV cameras in townships, informal settlements, and hostels (TISH) across Gauteng in partnership with the Gauteng Department of e-Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The department said this latest expansion followed its successful first two phases of the project, which saw the deployment of 300 cameras at TISH areas in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The continuous efforts to enhance surveillance are part of a broader strategy to create safer and more resilient Gauteng,” the department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gauteng MEC for e-Government, Bonginkosi Dhlamini, expressed his satisfaction regarding the latest expansion, adding that surveillance technology is critical to ensuring public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The expansion of CCTV surveillance in our townships and informal settlements is a key part of ensuring a safer Gauteng,” said Dhlamini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We remain committed to improving the lives of our people through strategic technology solutions, and these security solutions are essential to achieving that goal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lebogang Seroba, a community member from Sedibeng, said she has seen tangible improvements since the initiative started rolling out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The increase in surveillance cameras in our area has made a huge difference. We feel safer. It’s clear that the government is committed to looking out for us,” said Seroba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vumacam’s extensive network of cameras is helping authorities to crack down on crime in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341175,"featured_media":545859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[99434,99433,99435,88158,57440],"class_list":["post-589743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","tag-afhco","tag-jozi-my-jozi","tag-kevin-van-den-heever","tag-michael-varney","tag-vumacam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589743"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341175"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589743"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":589781,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589743\/revisions\/589781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jozi-trails-Michale-Varney-Lombard-Shirindzi-and-Albert-van-Urk-800x533.jpg\")