HOW TO: Shape the Future of Private Security in SA!
The Private Security Industry regulations are changing—and your input matters! These amendments will change how security companies operate in our communities, especially regarding guns in public spaces.
If you’re concerned about armed guards in places like taxi ranks or shopping malls, want tighter controls over guns and ammunition owned by security companies, are worried about criminals infiltrating the industry, or simply […]
NEWSLETTER: March 2025 – New leadership, renewed vision
In our March 2025 newsletter, we say farewell to our founding director Adèle Kirsten, and welcome Dr. Stanley Maphosa, who joins GFSA as executive director.
With 21 March being Human Rights Day, we also reflect on President Ramaphosa’s 2025 SONA, new research showing the extent to which guns threaten women’s right to safety, and how Section 140 […]
BRIEFING 1 of 2025: Gun-related femicide in SA over 25 years – A call to action
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March we focus on the most extreme form of violence against women – their murder.
With 15 women killed every day, new research and police crime statistics show the extent to which SA’s femicide crisis is driven by gun violence:
- Guns are the leading weapon used to murder women, with the proportion of women […]
HOW TO: Make your relationship gun free
Guns and love don’t mix. Every 8 hours, a woman is killed by her intimate partner in SA, with guns escalating violence. This Valentine’s Day, commit to safer, healthier relationships.
Make your relationship gun free. Find out more here
NEWSLETTER: December 2024 – Tips to live this Dezemba
December, or ‘Dezemba’, is SA’s most exciting time of the year – school holidays, celebrations, family get-togethers and social gatherings are a few things to look forward to.
Yet, during this time, we see an alarming rise in gun-related incidents. Easy access to guns, rising crime rates, heightened alcohol consumption, and domestic conflicts play a huge role, turning good times into […]
SANTA LETTER: Protect kids not guns
SA has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Every day 33 people are shot and killed. All too often the victims are children – simply playing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The availability of guns, which are designed to kill and which are 4 to 7 times more deadly than any other weapon, is a […]
