LENSMAN: Durban police commissioner Sibonelo Mchunu says his department will take over the city's CCTV network from the Disaster Management Department, which will help eradicate crime. Photo: Des Erasmus
Metro police chief Sibonelo Mchunu is prepared to let his staff run the network, but sources say the R100-million-a-year installation and maintenance contract is too attractive to pass up.
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