Smile — Joburg's speed cameras are back in action

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has signed a new contract with Syntell for the provision of advanced law enforcement and crash management (Alecram) services for three years.

Speed cameras in Johannesburg had been offline for more than a year after a contract lapsed. This resulted in JMPD officers primarily relying on an increased presence and handwritten traffic fines, affecting revenue collection. 

The contract came into effect just before the festive season traffic volumes. A previous service provider contract for the cameras had ended in May 2021. 

Syntell is the new provider of end-to-end traffic law enforcement technology used in traffic management and revenue collection. Its accident/crash management module will help the JMPD link crashes to an exact position on a road and determine the cause of the crash. The speed prosecution equipment and areas or sites to conduct speed prosecution have also been approved.