Watching from above: Surveillance in Cape Town – The Mail & Guardian

Watching from above: Surveillance in Cape Town – The Mail & Guardian

In 2024, the City of Cape Town unveiled its Eye in the Sky (Eye) Information, Surveillance and Reconnaissance initiative — an advanced aerial technology system designed to provide real-time monitoring of activities on the ground. Marketed as a milestone in the City’s crime-fighting strategy, Eye forms part of a broader push to integrate surveillance technologies into public safety and urban governance. According to JP Smith, mayoral committee me…