Security

• Limpopo is beefing up its border-patrol capacity

Provincial law enforcement agencies, with other entities controlled by the Provincial Joint Operational Committee (Provjoint), will be on high alert for the duration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, with a newly renovated coordination centre being prepared at Mimosa Army Base. Staffing of ports of entry to the province (such as at the Limpopo River
crossing) has been increased by 13%.

The private security industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the South African economy. In the 2008/09 annual report of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA), the number of companies (6 392) had risen 16% over the previous year and the number of security guards (375 315) had gone up by 11%.

The overall value of the industry is estimated at R40-billion. A 2008 survey by Technews and Blue River Stone identified the main subsectors as alarms and detection; surveillance and CCTV; and access control and biometrics.

While it is predominantly large companies that employ business-support services, in doing so big business is supporting the growth and development of small-, medium- and microsized enterprises (SMMEs). An example of this is found in the case of Thorburn Security, which came into existence in 2002. Among the company’s clients, which now employs some 650 people, is Anglo Platinum, and it has become  known for its expertise in the mining sector. A number of Limpopo companies in the mining sector in the Greater Tubatse and Venda areas
signed up with Thorburn in 2009.

ONLINE RESOURCES
Limpopo Department of Safety, Security and Liaison: www.limpopo.gov.za
Safety and Security SETA: www.sasseta.org.za
Security Association of South Africa: www.sasecurity.co.za
Security Industry Alliance: www.securityalliance.co.za

 

















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