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KNYSNA NEWS AND VIDEO - The Knysna CCTV Project launched 11 more cameras in Knysna on Friday 9 March.
In a continued effort to ensure the safety of residents and visitors to Knysna, the cameras were installed at the intersection of Waterfront Drive and Grey Street, at the intersection of Long Street and Main Road, as well as at Memorial Square.
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The main objective of the KCCTV nonprofit organisation is to conduct and/or promote the use of CCTV cameras in efforts to promote the protection and safety of the general public within the Greater Knysna.
In line with renewal project
The project's chair Mike Elliot explained how the installation of the CCTV cameras in the CBD is in line with one of the priorities of the CBD Renewal Project.
“Installation of these cameras in the CBD will assist greatly with the security aspect of the renewal project. Using CCTV technology further enhances urbanising of the Knysna CBD, which is also one element of the renewal project," said Elliot.
“We again approached councillor Peter Myers and the Ward 10 committee for funding from their ward allocation grant. A generous allocation was received to enable the installation of a further 11 cameras together with the monitoring and response for 12 months.”
The allocation was for the amount of R315 000.
Municipality's support 'invaluable'
Elliot said the support and assistance received for this NPO from the Knysna municipality has been invaluable and he thanked the municipality's protection services manager Steven Langlands for going the extra mile to ensure the project's success.
Myers said, “The Ward 10 committee and I recognise that this project is doing very well as the four cameras installed at the intersection of Main and Grey streets in September 2016 have led to arrests and proven invaluable in assisting in crime prevention.”
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Knysna role players launched 11 more cameras in the CBD on Friday 9 March. From left: KCCTV secretary Jessica Traill, Knysna CPF chairperson Cheryl Britz, Knysna municipality’s Richard Meyer, SAPS Warrant Officer Francois Cowley, KCCTV chair Mike Elliot, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Gogwana, councillor Peter Myers, Allsound security’s Ashley Boetius, and KCCTV committee member Jerome Simonis.
Elliot also expressed gratitude on behalf of the KCCTV Project committee comprising Jerome Simonis, Ian Corbett and Jessica Traill.
Police also a major role player
“We would like to take this opportunity to mention the overwhelming enthusiasm and cooperation from all role players and personally Knysna SAPS – Colonel Atwell Metu and his team – with special thanks to Warrant Officer Cowley (Sector 1 manager), the Knysna CPF and Cundell Statt and Declan Nurse from Allsound Security, for their invaluable technical advice and involvement with logistics.”
Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Gogwana from Knysna SAPS said, "We are very happy and appreciate our partners for their continued support in helping us fight crime. The cameras will help identify perpetrators during the investigations."
Partnerships deliver results
The sustainability of the project is reliant on the support from the private sector and local businesses.
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The KCCTV Project has received sponsorship for insurance from Lombkor Independent Insurance Brokers, who have supported and assisted since the project’s inception.
Knysna CPF chair Cheryl Britz said, "It is really amazing to see what partnerships through communication can achieve. It's been a long time coming and I am very excited, this is going to be a huge advantage in eventually stopping crime."
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