QONCE - Incapacitated and unable to get a view from the sky.
The South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape only has one operational helicopter at its disposal.
This lack of wings bodes ill for the country's second-largest province by land mass, with rampant crime in far-flung areas.
There are now calls for the urgent deployment of drones, which may offer a more cost-effective -- and faster -- aerial crime response.
- eNCA's Ronald Masinda investigates the province's crime-fighting ability, given its lack of resources.