Industry News
47 articles — regulations, technology, training & company updates
PSiRA makes ePSiRA pre-registration mandatory for all new security officer trainees from 5 January 2026
Training providers cannot upload course reports for new entrants unless the learner completed ePSiRA pre-registration first - mandatory for all new trainees from 5 January 2026.
Securex South Africa 2026 ran at Gallagher on 2-4 June, co-located with four industry shows
Africa's biggest security and fire show returned to Gallagher Convention Centre on 2-4 June 2026, co-located with A-OSH, Facilities Management Expo, Firexpo and the new RE+ South Africa.
Marshall Security and Durban North SAPS arrest three after high-speed chase linked to car break-ins
A private security special-ops team and SAPS stopped a fleeing Hyundai i20 fitted with false plates, recovering a remote signal jammer, break-in tools and stolen goods.
Firearms Control Amendment Bill resurfaces at Nedlac, reviving the 2021 fight over self-defence
The bill withdrawn in 2021 after 100,000+ objections is back at Nedlac, reportedly largely unchanged - including removal of self-defence as a reason for ownership and ammunition restrictions.
Fidelity Services Group hires five banks to advise on planned JSE listing
South Africa's biggest private security group appointed Absa, Deutsche Bank, Nedbank, Standard Bank and RMB Morgan Stanley to advise on a JSE listing planned for 2026.
Information Regulator escalates POPIA enforcement as security breach reports jump 40%
Breach notifications are up 40% and the Regulator is now suing non-payers of its fines - R500,000 for Blouberg Municipality, R100,000 each for Lancet and FT Rams Consulting.
Auditor-General refers PSiRA's R129m UIF training scheme to SIU after only 118 of 6,507 learners accredited
A R129m youth training scheme that accredited just 118 of 6,507 learners is now with the SIU, after Parliament recommended suspending PSiRA's Director and CFO over the irregularities.
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.
Six industry bodies fight PSiRA draft firearm regulations gazetted by the police minister
SANSEA, SASA, the NSF, CEO, TAPSOSA and LASA jointly opposed the March 2025 draft firearm regulations, which restrict semi-automatic rifles and armed officers at malls, schools and hospitals.
PSiRA raised registration fees from 1 April 2025 and introduced a R10,000 mobile outreach fee
PSiRA's 2025/26 fee schedule lifted individual registration fees 7.4% and business registration fees 7.5%, and added a new R10,000 mobile outreach fee from 1 April 2025.
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.