CCTV for Bulawayo roads in Feb

Chronicle- BULAWAYO City Council in partnership with Tendy Three Investments will roll out the first phase of CCTV surveillance of major roads in February to help curb crime and enhance the easy flow of traffic.

The move by the local authority comes at a time when Government is also planning to set up security cameras in smart cities, starting with the capital Harare under the Smart Zimbabwe master plan.

CCTV is already playing a part in reducing crimes on and off the roads by leading to quick identification of perpetrators.

**File pic of CCTV footage showing a thief in action in Avondale, Harare**

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In an interview, Tendy Three managing director Mr Lizwe Mabuza said the first CCTV cameras will be installed from Clement Muchachi Road (formerly 13th Avenue) to E. D. Mnangagwa Way (fomerly 6th Avenue) along Robert Mugabe Way and Queen Lozikeyi Street (formerly Fife Street) in the city centre.

“That will be phase one as we will be testing how the system will operate. Having cameras installed on the streets will help in the fight against crime, especially theft from cars,” he said.

Mr Mabuza said his company will also rehabilitate some of the city’s badly damaged roads, particularly between N. K. Ndlovu Avenue (formerly 3rd Avenue) and E. D. Mnangagwa Avenue in the city centre

“At the moment, as Tendy Three we are employing 356 workers, and most of them are aged 30 years and below, and they are all locals. As we expand our parking bays, we have to rehabilitate some of the roads, and this will result in us employing another 100 youths,” he said

Recently, city council spokesperson, Mrs Nesisa Mpofu told the Sunday News that the local authority generated US$700 000 in revenue between January and October from its parking bays.

She said the money would be channelled towards the rehabilitation of the city’s road network, 75 percent of which are in a bad state with over US$700 million required to fix them.