Premier Alan Winde and MEC Reagen Allen will hand over drones to district mayors tomorrow.
The initiative forms part of the Western Cap Safety Plan to leverage data and technology to bolster crime-fighting efforts in the province.
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As per the South African Government News Agency, the drones will be deployed to give law enforcement officials additional ‘eyes in the sky’.
Last year, the City of Cape Town launched in-vehicle dash and body-worn cameras to be worn by officers as part of its strategy for an evidence-led policing approach.
At the time, JP Smith, the City’s Mayco member for safety and security, said law enforcement vehicles would be fitted with front- and rear-facing smart cameras with Automated Number Plate (ANPR) technology that will be able to scan any vehicle on the road and alert the officer to any flagged vehicles immediately.
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