Cape Town's Plan To Spend R860 Million On Anti-Crime Tech Might Be A Total Waste
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While acoustic gunshot detection systems went live in Hanover Park in December, in Manenberg in February, and in Lavender Hill in March, JP Smith, the mayoral committee member for safety and security, said the tech would be rolled out across more areas soon. Gunshot detection technology – once known as ShotSpotter and now known as SoundThinking – identifies the sound of gunfire, allowing law enforcement authorities to pinpoint territorial battles erupting between rival gangs immediately.
Mohammed said killings continued unabated with a 33-year-old man being shot dead in Surburg Walk on Saturday, while a 23-year-old man was shot and wounded, in what was also believed to be gang-related violence.
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