Industry News
47 articles — regulations, technology, training & company updates
Fidelity takes majority stake in John Smit-led SSG Holdings, lifting group to 69,200 staff
Fidelity's majority acquisition of 9,000-strong SSG Holdings - led by former Springbok captain John Smit - creates a 69,200-employee group across 256+ Southern African locations.
Johannesburg backs down on contested private CCTV by-law after court challenges
The February 2025 by-law forcing registration of private cameras overlooking public spaces collapsed under legal challenges from Sapoa, AfriForum and Outa - a win for camera network operators.
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.
SA-founded AURA raises EUR 13.5m Series B to take its emergency response marketplace to the US
AURA's Series B - co-led by Cathay AfricInvest and Partech - funds US expansion for the SA-founded platform that dispatches the nearest vetted armed response or medical responder.
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.
SASSETA's 2025/26 plan: R725m budget, 1,470 unemployed learnerships and R351m in skills grants
The security sector SETA plans R351m in discretionary skills grants and 1,470 unemployed learnerships for 2025/26, with CCTV and control-room operators a top-10 priority occupation.
Industry task team cuts ATM bombings by 30% after a 72% surge, with 46 arrests under Project Big Bang
Project Big Bang - Sabric, Online Intelligence, the fuel industry and SAPS - cut ATM bombings 30% in three months and arrested 46 top perpetrators linked to 69 cases.
Nice SA's lithium-powered DC Blue Astute garage motor targets load shedding with 90-minute charge
Nice SA's garage motor ships with lithium power built for load shedding: 48 hours standby, ~70 cycles per charge, and a 90-minute supercharger in place of 8-hour lead-acid charging.
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.
G4S agrees to sell South African cash solutions business to Izi Africa, retains Deposita
G4S is selling its SA cash-in-transit arm to Izi Cash affiliate Izi Africa while keeping Secure Solutions and Deposita - a reshaping of the local cash-logistics market.
Only 41 of 257 municipalities have registered in-house security with PSiRA
Parliamentary answers reveal a compliance blind spot: 216 of 257 municipalities have not registered in-house security with PSiRA, and no one knows how many unregistered officers they employ.