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RESEARCH: SA’s private security industry flying below the radar
1 19 downloadsA 2012 report into SA's private security industry shows the extent to which it is flying under the radar, with a range of problems identified, including:
  • Firearms and ammunition stockpiles are unknown
  • No central data repository on private security firearm discharges and injury/death
  • Accountability gap for clients who employ negligent security companies
  • Insufficient oversight over the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority as well as security companies
  • Private security companies operate like state law enforcement
  • Confusion over training standards
  • Lack of alignment between private security and firearm legislation
  • Prevalence of criminal cases against private security industry regulatory authority members
Research, Submissions 15 April 2025