Industry News
18 articles — regulations, technology, training & company updates
PSiRA plans 250,000 new officer registrations and three new provincial offices as sector expands
PSiRA projects 250,000+ new officer registrations and 3,000+ new businesses over the MTEF, with new offices in three provinces plus drones, a K9 unit and digitised fingerprint verification.
Citasa: police-industry collaboration is cutting CIT robberies, but vehicle bombings intensify
CIT robberies fell 21% from 2017 to 2023 and about 30% since joint SAPS-industry task teams began - but 77% of vehicles attacked in 2023 were bombed and losses topped R200m.
Kimberley suburbs fund live-monitored camera networks amid surge in break-ins
Kirstenhof and Riviera residents installed dual-camera poles at suburb access points, monitored 24/7 with armed response dispatch - a community-funded model spreading beyond the metros.
Construction mafia has disrupted projects worth R63bn; 240 arrests since November 2024 crackdown
Extortion syndicates have hit projects worth R63bn since 2019, demanding up to 30% of contract value - driving demand for site security as government plans R900bn in infrastructure spend.
Eskom loses R221m to infrastructure theft and vandalism as criminals strip pylons and transformers
Theft and vandalism cost Eskom R221m in 11 months - down from R271m - as criminals strip pylon steel, siphon transformer oil and throw chains onto lines to cause flashovers.
Three Durban malls robbed in four days as CGCSA calls for retailer-police collaboration on mall crime
Armed robberies at Musgrave Centre, Cornubia Mall and eManzimtoti Mall in one week - including a shootout with private security - prompted CGCSA calls for coordinated retail crime response.