Two safety kiosks for the Company's Garden were handed over by community safety MEC Dan Plato to the Cape Town Central City Improvement District yesterday. The gardenis a national heritage site and tourist attraction. Common crimes in the garden include robberies, drug use and antisocial crimes such as public drinking and urination, said CCID manager of safety and security Muneeb Hendricks. Closed-circuit TV cameras captured 10 drug deals in Tuynhuys and Government Avenue, areas close to the garden, in January and February. In March a suspect was also arrested inside the garden for possessing an imitation firearm, said Belinda Walker, mayco member for community services and special projects.As a visible security presence, the safety kiosks would help tourists and people walking through the garden to "feel safer and more confident", said Hendricks. Forty such kiosks are being rolled out by the Department of Community Safety. Some were launched in Mitchells Plain last month.One kiosk will be at the entrance to the garden on Wale Street and the other in the garden. If they are effective, the CCID will consider introducing kiosks to other public spaces in the city such as Greenmarket Square, said Hendricks. Also acknowledged by Plato yesterday were student interns from the Chrysalis Academy, a province-sponsored organisation that trains disadvantaged youths in life skills and social crime prevention. Seven interns who have been patrolling the gardens with CCID officers since May have contributed to "a remarkable decrease" in complaints and incidents, said Hendricks. "They feed information down to the police and are the ears and eyes of SAPS in the area," Plato said."We know that SAPS can't be everywhere . That is why this is such a worthy partnership." Yesterday, Plato presented a certificate to one such intern, Khumbuzile Vanya, in recognition of his role in the arrest of a robbery suspect in late May...