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Abahlali baseMjondolo has directly confronted Operation Dudula on the streets – often at considerable risk.
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

State is putting us at peril, say activists

Members of social movement Abahlali baseMjondolo allege that the state monitors their phones and emails, tracking their movements and putting them in constant danger

  • Naledi Sikhakhane
8 min read
Street poles with Vumacam’s signature grey ‘domes’. When they are linked by fibre and have cameras installed, it means that the streets beneath them are under surveillance
CONGESTION

Vumacam’s eye in the sky solution

Smart camera networks help to create a smarter, safer cities

  • Derek Davey
6 min read
Point of view: Although the new cameras being put up in Johannesburg are reassuring from a security perspective, they are also viewed by some as potentially invasive to their privacy. (Paul Botes)
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BILL

SA’s suburban camera creep tests privacy

Private surveillance firms say they operate within the law, but no court has yet ruled on compliance

  • Franny Rabkin
6 min read