Private Security
latest news & developmentsAbuse of police funds and ANC infighting a boon for private security firms
The ratio of private security members to citizens is 1:106, whereas that of police officers to citizens is 1:413
Kidnapping in Mayfair: Claims and counterclaims
More revelations in multimillion-rand Mayfair kidnapping
Multimillion-rand hostage drama spawns alleged murder ‘cover-up’
Investigation: Inside a kidnapping rescue mission gone wrong. The result? The alleged shooting of a Somali civilian
Is life back to normal at UKZN?
With private security keeping watch, the university and SRC seem to be working towards a compromise on student debt
Student fatally shot in DUT protests
The student was injured during protests at DUT Steve Biko campus and later died in hospital
The blank black and criminality
‘Having been burgled soon after I moved into a new house in Melville last year, I am appreciative of the services of a security company’
Police mum on kidnap syndicate
As more businesspeople go missing, private investigators tell of a sophisticated global network.
​Drones, biometrics and the public university
What is happening on campus has been happening in the townships for years — the sensible answer is to address the sources of student’s anger.
Hope can calm student ‘tantrums’
The protesters’ frustrations are not unwarranted and a government commitment is required.
UJ’s response to clashes between students and security
The UJ spokesperson addresses the happenings of Wednesday night.
Journalists get a taste of private security brutality
The interactions between private security personnel, students and journalists continues to sour
Course notes on higher education transformation
Jonathan Jansen spells out the issues and difficulties in making SA a more equal society in his book, Leading for Change, writes Mark Potterton.
Battle rages over private security on campus
Students claim private security guards have assaulted them, but management says they are needed to maintain order.
CIA terror link puts Blackwater under fire again
Notorious in Iraq and Afghanistan — now Erik Prince’s security firm faces new claims of secret assassination contracts