Forming part of the multi-million rand security plan for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, a R100-million contract between the SAPS and Carl Zeiss Optronics has been signed, giving the police the edge in the fight against crime.
A specialised surveillance camera system, the LEO II-A5-EP, will be fitted to helicopters in the SAPS’s air wing across the country, enabling the police …

A small school on the outskirts of Cape Town has received the first solar-powered computer laboratory thanks to an initiative set up by the Western Cape education department.
The Bernadino Heights High School, located in the poor community of Kraaifontein, was chosen by the Khanya project as the host of its first renewable energy lab.
“An exceptionally well managed school that …

The long delayed Intelligent Number Plate (INP) system could be fitted to Gauteng motorist’s vehicles as soon as October this year.
The new plate, forming part of Gauteng’s R75 million integrated safety and security system, is expected to reduce car license plate cloning and aid effective law enforcement by contributing to a vehicle information database.
The project is in direct response to …

A police car, fitted with three cameras upon its roof, can determine whether the driver of a vehicle is wanted, or whether the car driven is stolen, by scanning the number plates on vehicles driving along the road.
The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system can scan cars going speeds of up to 200km/h and is capable of scanning 100 vehicles …

Joburg streetlights are set to become energy friendly with the retrofitting of solar panels to thousands of them by as soon as February.
The R40 million initiative, with funding from both public and private sector stakeholders, is a clever bid to alleviate road chaos during the rolling power cuts afflicting the city.
The solar streetlights will still work off of the main …