



City of Joburg MMC for Community Safety Michael Sun says they are planning to increase CCTV cameras in the city to combat crime.

The city launched the Integrated Intelligence Operations Centre Reaction Unit in May 2019 with close to 500 CCTV cameras to identify hotspots.

Big Brother is watching the Johannesburg CBD like a hawk 24/7 for any criminal activities.

Joanne Joseph speaks to Sun on the progress of the project.

Not only do we have the CCTV cameras we also have the policing component. Our integrated Intelligence Operations Centre (IOC) reaction unit from the JMPD is deployed to already identified hotspots around Joburg. Michael Sun, MMC for Community Safety - City of Johannesburg

When the call goes out, these officers are able to immediately respond and our response time is between three and five minutes and we are trying to improve that. Michael Sun, MMC for Community Safety - City of Johannesburg

We are seeing a number of criminals being arrested. In fact, since the launch of the IOC Reaction Unit on 14 May, we have already seen over 150 criminals arrested from the streets of Joburg. Michael Sun, MMC for Community Safety - City of Johannesburg

Listen to the full interview below...