Gauteng
Nine (9) helicopters will render aerial support to law enforcement agencies, for local government elections over Gauteng province.
Eastern Cape
Similarly, the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) promised to deploy its drone and CCTV surveillance infrastructure to support local law enforcement during voting on Wednesday.
Moreover, Lieutenant General Vuyisile Ncata, the Provincial Commissioner of the Eastern Cape, deployed police to the Griffiths Mxenge hall, to strengthen security.
Cape Town
Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi, Western Cape Provincial Commissioner accompanied by Maropeng Mamotheti, Lieutenant General, Divisional Commissioner for Visible Policing and Operations, went to visit various voting stations across the province, to monitor proceedings and ensure that all arrangements are in place.
Mpumalanga
About eleven (11) voting stations were classified as High Risk in Mpumalanga by Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence (PROVJOINTS) Structure.
There are about 1835 in total.
Lieutenant General Apaphia Modise, the Chairperson of the PROVJOINTS, said at a media briefing, held at the Provincial Results Operation Centre (ROC) Hotel in White River, that there were several arrests on special voting days.
Three suspects were arrested for damaging election material in the province, one minor in Pienaar, one in Delmas, one in Mmametlake, and another at Marite in Calcutta.
Sekhukhune District
About 250 additional police officers were deployed from the National and Provincial Offices, to strengthen security operations ahead of the elections.
The members, include the Tactical Response Team (TRT).
A high-level police delegation visited the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) National Operations Centre at Gallagher Convention Centre. They were led by Firoz Cachalia, the Acting Minister of Police, accompanied by Dr Polly Boshielo, the Deputy Ministers of Police and Justice and Constitutional Development, as well as Andries Nel.
Pictures of the drone to be deployed by MBDA in the Nelson Mandela Metro and one of Gauteng’s nine helicopters.