Gauteng Premier David Makhura delivered his 2020 State of the Province Address at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Ga-Rankuwa on Tuesday where he highlighted bold initiatives to combat crime in the province. “We will increase levels of collaboration between government and business in crime prevention, drawing on the recent successes of the Eyes and Ears Project.” “We will set up a state-of-the-art Provincial Integrated Command Centre where public law enforcement agencies and private security companies will share resources and crime-fighting technological capabilities. “This centre will, amongst other initiatives, integrate all cameras installed in malls, CBDs and on the roads to track down criminals. This will integrate the use of drones and other cutting-edge technologies.” The Eyes and Ears Project […]

Vumacam has outlined its plan to roll out its security camera network in Soweto, Johannesburg. The Vumatel-owned security company uses its parent company’s fibre network to deploy public street cameras which combat crime in partnership with SAPS and private security. Each Vumacam has a unique internet protocol (IP) address, and vetted security companies can access the feed in their particular area to help provide alerts for their reaction vehicles. Both License Plate Recognition (LPR) and overview cameras are installed on Vumacam’s street poles. LPR cameras capture each licence plate they see and reference it against the vehicle-of-interest database, checking if it has been involved in any criminal activity. The overview cameras are alerted to suspicious events using behaviour analytics software named iSentry, […]

If you have driven around Johannesburg recently, you might have noticed a significant number of grey domes mounted on poles around the city. Some of these installations have cameras mounted below them, while others do not. Additionally, some of these poles are branded while others are devoid of signage. These fixtures are security installations deployed by Vumacam, Vumatel’s connected camera security division, which aims to crack down on crime in Johannesburg by effectively tracking vehicles and helping security companies to facilitate arrests. Vumacam saw the proliferation of fibre networks in Johannesburg as an opportunity to address the problem of crime in the city, using Vumatel’s existing broadband infrastructure to deliver a reliable and efficiently-managed surveillance system. “The cameras have most […]