Sanral to use technology to tackle traffic congestion
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - Road infrastructure development can benefit from machine learning to reduce congestion and improve road safety, according to SA National Roads Agency (Sanral).
The agency has been probing the extent to which machine learning could be harnessed in the quest to reduce congestion and improve safety.
Sanral’s Technical Innovation Hub (TIH) mechatronic engineer, Ruan Van Breda, said the hub was at the forefront of harnessing technology to inform, improve and expedite road safety across the South African road network, drawing from extensive research into industry best practices and collaborations with various stakeholders in the road safety arena.
Activists, criminologists and residents from Langa are worried about crime trends, saying it might soon become a hot spot like Nyanga if the police, province and City do not implement policing strategies.
According to the latest quarterly crime statistics released in February, 11 out of 30 South African Police Service stations reporting the highest murder rates were in Cape Town.
On Sunday, a man who was found in possession of tik tried evading arrest and then called on community members for help. Bystanders hurled stones at the men in blue, leaving them with injuries.
Production company, City of Cape Town go to court over Celeâs move
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Cape Town - The City and film production company Red Petal productions approached the Western Cape High Court yesterday, seeking an interdict against the police for allegedly interfering in a shoot on Campâs Bay beach.
This after the Police Minister Bheki Cele threatened to shut down a commercial that was being filmed on Campâs Bay beach, during a visit on Wednesday afternoon.
At the time Red Petal Productions was about to shoot an advert of people at a beach party, but Cele ordered the police to monitor the closure of the production, as he visited nine Cape beaches to check for Covid-19 compliance.