Eyes, ears and loads of smiles

Nosipho Sofika (31 yrs), Busisiwe Mafanya (42 yrs), Shirley Ndengane (33 yrs) are the eyes and ears in the Observatory Improvement District (Obsid) Public Safety control room.

They receive and convey thousands of visual impressions and messages from our 10 strategically placed street cameras, Whatsapp groups , radio operators and security teams every month and keep an unbroken chain of alert watchfulness going 24/7, 365.

"Control room response has improved and complaints are down by about 80% since March 2016" said Wayne Roukema, Obsid Public Safety Manager.

"Because we have focused on training and mentoring of our control room staff.

These good ladies are hard working and vigilant and I am proud of them"