{"id":46386,"date":"2024-04-16T06:02:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T04:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/have-your-say-on-city-of-cape-towns-draft-budget-20240416\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:23:51","slug":"have-your-say-on-city-of-cape-towns-draft-budget-20240416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/have-your-say-on-city-of-cape-towns-draft-budget-20240416\/","title":{"rendered":"Have your say on City of Cape Town&#8217;s draft budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Capetonians have until the end of the month (30 April) to comment on the City\u2019s R76,4 billion draft budget for 2024-\u201925, which was tabled recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City\u2019s \u201cBuilding for Jobs\u201d budget proposes a record infrastructure investment of R12,1 billion in 2024-\u201925, and nearly R40 billion over three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the City Council late last month, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said making Cape Town safer is one of his key priorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that R5,5 billion will be allocated to safety and security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next three-years, the City plans to invest R610 million in safety technology, with an additional R200 million already invested in the current financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This includes R29,7 million for CCTV cameras, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R83,5 million for SA\u2019s biggest dash and body cam rollout, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R94,5 million for aerial surveillance, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R10 million for gunshot detection, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R15 million for drones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R355 million for our overall Epic digital coordination across safety services for smart policing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this year\u2019s budget we have set aside R34 million to train 1 000 new Metro Police candidates who will be critical force multipliers for our policing operations in the coming years. 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