NEW: Multi-million rand CCTV system hits crime hard in Joburg CBD

Johannesburg - A tall, nondescript building in the Johannesburg CBD contains one of the most important rooms in the city, unbeknownst to the many citizens and cars that pass it.

It is the Johannesburg Metro Police Department and City of Johannesburg CCTV control room, and it is cited as one of the primary reasons why serious crime has dropped significantly in the CBD over the last few years.

"I can say that there is hasn't been a bank robbery, neither an ATM or cash heist, in the CBD for the past five years," metro police Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar told News24 at the control room on Thursday.

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