Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Wants Cellphone Signal Jamming at Pollsmoor Prison

Mayor calls for cellphone signal-blocking at Pollsmoor Prison

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for action to curb criminal activities being coordinated from within Pollsmoor Prison.

Push for cellphone jamming to curb extortion from Pollsmoor Prison

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for cellphone signal-blocking technology to be rolled out at Pollsmoor prison, warning criminals are using mobile phones behind bars to co-ordinate extortion rackets.

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis wants cellphone signal jamming at Pollsmoor Prison

Mayor calls for signal-blocking of cellphones at Pollsmoor

Mayor calls for signal-blocking of cellphones at Pollsmoor Thandeka.Mthethwa Sat, 09/20/2025 - 15:29 File: Geordin Hill-Lewis, Cape Town Mayor. (RODGER BOSCH / AFP) CAPE TOWN - Inmates behind bars, but still running their crime syndicates.And now Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis wants that to come to an end.He has called for cellphone signal-blocking technology at Pollsmoor Prison.He says extortion and gang activity are being directed from i…

Cape Town Mayor Hill-Lewis Calls For Cellphone Signal-Blocking At Pollsmoor Prison - The Bulrushes

Cape Town – To curb criminal activities from being coordinated by cellphones from within Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for the introduction of signal-blocking technology. On Friday, 19 September 2025, Mayor Hill-Lewis revealed that he has written to Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald expressing concern that criminal activities were being coordinated by cellphone from within Pollsmoor Prison. “The C…

Call for cellphone signal-blocking technology at Pollsmoor prison

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis urges the implementation of cellphone signal-blocking technology at Pollsmoor prison to combat crime coordinated from within: