The amendments also include public spaces where private security will not be allowed to carry firearms, including shopping malls, restaurants, stadiums and taxi ranks. READ: SA's security industry ...

South Africans have until April 25, 2025, to voice objections to the amendments. Connolly said: "The private security industry employs over 600 000 people, and these jobs will be at risk if the ...

South Africa’s security industry is rallying together in opposition to proposed amendments to the Private Security Regulations, which seeks to impose tighter controls on weapons used by security ...

Private security industry stakeholders are calling for the South African government to reviews its proposed amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulation Act.

Leading private security industry bodies have united in opposition to recently published amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations concerning firearms control. The South African ...

Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu gazetted a draft amendment to the Private Security Industry Regulation Act last month, on 28 March. Residents and interests close to the private security industry ...

Draft amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations have sparked controversy, with experts arguing they could undermine public safety and the private security sector. Key stakeholders ...

Currently, FDI in private security agencies is permitted only up to 49%. “CAPSI has written to the Centre seeking amendments to the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act 2005 in view of the ...

The Government also supports the push for more public engagement and conflict management skills, which various stakeholders have proposed following the amendments to the Private Security Industry Act ...

Not all firearms will be taken away from private security companies, a top Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) official has said. This comes after Police Minister Senzo Mchunu last ...

The changes to the Cybersecurity Act will make it mandatory for service providers to share details of such attacks, so that lessons can be shared with the wider industry and necessary action taken. 3.