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16
Aug
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Black-owned companies feel targeted by Eskom

Twenty-six black-owned companies have been referred to National Treasury for possible blacklisting by Eskom, with TAPSOSA questioning whether due process was followed. The association is also raising concerns about the impact of blacklisting on transformation and employment, to talk to us about these concerns, we are joined by TAPSOSA’s Spokesperson Sindiswa Changuion.
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15
Aug
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TAPSOSA warns criminals are infiltrating private security industry

Involvement of criminal actors in the private security industry raises questions about industries’ management of firearms. This is according to David Bruce , Independent Researcher and Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Consultant. He says that the private security industry has been expanding at a dramatic rate and that criminals also use private security companies to […]
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15
Jul
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DECENT WORK, SUSTAINABLE SECURITY: WHY WHOLESALE INSOURCING THREATENS PUBLIC FISCAL HEALTH, B-BBEE TRANSFORMATION, AND NATIONAL SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Let us engage directly with the national narrative currently dominating South Africa’s public sector. The widespread call for government departments, municipalities, and State-Owned Entities (SOEs) to mass-insource private security services is routinely packaged as a moral crusade for decent work and social justice. It is an appealing argument on the surface promising permanent government salaries, […]
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03
Jul
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‘Pay Security Companies on Time So Guards Can Live With Dignity’ – TAPSOSA Raises Industry’s Biggest Challenges at Wellness Campaign

          The Association of Private Security Owners of South Africa (TAPSOSA) has called for fair contract prices and wages for security officers. Photo:TAPSOSA South Africa’s private security industry cannot expect healthier, more professional officers while companies struggle with late government payments, low contract prices and poor wages, the president of the Association […]
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28
May
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Security Guards Get Wellness Boost – The News Desk

Siyabonga Nxumalo, a security officer at Helen Joseph Hospital. News Desk Reporter  Security officers across South Africa often work up to 12-hour shifts at hospitals, malls, office parks and residential gates. They face long hours, verbal abuse and limited access to healthcare, despite being the first point of contact at many institutions. Hundreds gathered in […]
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28
May
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Security guards finally feel seen as TAPSOSA launches TB and HIV wellness campaign

The TAPSOSA supported by SASSETA, officially launched a nationwide TB, HIV and AIDS workplace intervention programme focused specifically on private security officers.  Private security officers working long shifts under stressful and often disrespectful conditions were placed at the centre of a groundbreaking TB and HIV wellness campaign launched by TAPSOSA and SASSETA in Johannesburg. The […]
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