ShotSpotter identifies a suspect.
Another multi-million rand project under the scope and management of the City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has come to an end, this time the "ShotSpotter", which is under review.
This comes on the back of the Cape Argus exclusively revealing that the City’s R100 million "Eye in the Sky” contract was cancelled in August 2025 due to non-compliance.
In a third development, Saftey and Security mayco member JP Smith said the City was "not at liberty to disclose its latest tender relating to safety and security", after the budget was diverted following the Eye in the Sky contract collapse.
The City’s ShotSpotter, (now known as SoundThinking), first launched its acoustic gunshot detection system in Cape Town as a pilot program in Hanover Park in 2016.
