As part of a plan to curb crime in the area, street cameras have been installed at crime hotspots and would be monitored 24 hours daily.

The Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism’s COO, Linda Grimbeek, said three cameras went live in Hazyview last week.

They already proved valuable in tracing suspects committing crimes in town.

The smart cameras were donated by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, while Taesec Security provided the premises and electricity for the poles.

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“We are very happy with the cameras that will assist in capturing some illegal activities, hopefully leading to the arrest of the perpetrators. We had a number of tourist attacks and business robberies in the area, and the suspects were not arrested. So we believe these cameras will come in handy in tracing the suspects and making the police’s work a bit easier. We are not going to disclose where the cameras are to avoid vandalism, as criminals will then also change their favourite crime spots,” Grimbeek said.

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The Hazyview Chamber of Business and Tourism’s (HCBT) chairperson, Goodman Nkosi, said they welcomed the installation of these street cameras.

“It will help curb crime and also assist in tracing some of the suspects who commit crime in the area. Hazyview is a tourism hub because of the Kruger National Park and the iconic Panorama Route. Some criminals attack locals, tourists and businesses and get away with it, but these cameras will come in handy in arresting the suspects. On behalf of the HCBT, we would like to thank everyone who was involved in securing them,” Nkosi said.