Smile, you may not be on camera
(WorldNews Africa)

The City of Johannesburg has denied allegations from South African Police Service (Saps) officials that the CCTV cameras in the city have not been functioning for the past year. This follows the suspected assassination of a prominent Ethiopian political activist, Gezahegn Gebremeskel. Gebremeskel (48) was gunned down at about 5pm on April 21 in downtown Johannesburg. A police official allegedly told those closest to the victim that there was no footage of the fatal shooting because of faulty CCTV cameras. SAPS sources told the Mail & Guardian that the cameras had not worked for a year. The CCTV system — which is property of the City of Johannesburg — was installed in...