Kwazulu Natal Crime

KZN police arrest over 15 000 in festive season crackdown

Alcohol was cited as a major contributing factor in assault cases, while over 800 arrests were made relating to public consumption of booze

MG Reporter

2 min read

Lensman: Durban Metro Police Commissioner Sibonelo Mchunu says crime fighting will be boosted when his department takes over the city’s CCTV network from disaster management. Photo: Des Erasmus

CAMERA MONITORING DURBAN

2 SEP 2024

Internal conflict stalls Durban metro police takeover of eThekwini’s lucrative CCTV network

Metro police head Sibonelo Mchunu is ready for his staff to man the network, but sources say the R100 million a year installation and maintenance contracts are too sweet to let go

Des Erasmus

7 min read