A pedestrian walks past a Hikvision surveillance camera installed on a footbridge in Beijing, China December 9, 2021.A pedestrian walks past a Hikvision surveillance camera installed on a footbridge in Beijing, China December 9, 2021.
City manager of eThekwini, Musa Mbhele says the KwaZulu-Natal municipality is working with the business sector to install CCTV cameras in crime hotspots. A number of economically active areas in the metro have been hit by high levels of crime.“One of our priorities was to ensure that we regenerate our major urban centers, an inner city which is the CBD, secondary CBD, your Pinetown, Isipingo, Amanzimtoti, and places like that. That is where businesses have an opportunity to thrive.
South Africa is facing this problem as it goes on the charm offensive to attract foreign direct investments. The Investment Summit held earlier in the year, was part of the government’s drive to bring in R1,2 trillion in investment.