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October 26, 2023

Why does one want security in life, even though life itself is insecure?

To answer this pertinent question, we first need to define what security is, and in the simplest terms, security is the state of being free from danger or threat! To the unconscious mind, life, under any condition, is better than death. Survival precedes all other progress, and our unconscious mind will always default to safety

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MURDER AND MAYHEM ON THE MOZAMBIQUE BORDER

Back in the old days (read Apartheid South Africa) we called it “border duty”. SA Police Force members who had undergone COIN training (COIN means counter-insurgency) were deployed to a number of our border posts for three-month stints, with the intention of preventing combatants from the various liberation movements from infiltrating the country. Having completed

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TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAMS AND THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF NOT HAVING ONE

“Security is no longer about guns and guards.” Sound familiar? It should, as it’s a well-worn refrain from security managers over the past few years, and they are correct. As crime has evolved and efforts to counter it have attempted to keep pace, with varying degrees of success, creative strategies and a move away from

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Fannie Masemola to carry ‘the weight of the nation’s expectation’ as SA’s new police boss

Lieutenant-General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola is South Africa’s new national police commissioner and, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, now has “the weight of the nation’s expectation” on his shoulders. Ramaphosa told Masemola that this weight would “be matched only by the weight of the support government will place at the disposal of the commissioner”. Masemola’s appointment

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NSA Security Consultants South Africa appoints new Chief Executive Officer

The NSA Group has positioned itself as a globally reputed provider of high-end security services for over two decades. As the South African security and risk environment continues to evolve, NSA Security Consultants South Africa (Pty) Ltd is embarking on an ambitious, intelligence-driven mission to build on our capabilities and enhance our footprint throughout the

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated.

TOKYO — Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, died after being shot twice on Friday while giving an election campaign speech, sending shock waves through the political establishment and a country unaccustomed to gun violence. Listen to the article (3 minutes long) Mr. Abe, who was 67 years old, was prime minister until late 2020 and was

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How brazen is brazen?

KZN – In scenes reminiscent of the craziness we saw in California where thieves robbed shops with impunity because police were allegedly instructed not to arrest and charge suspects stealing goods below a certain value; brazen criminal behaviour in South Africa continues to escalate, and to surprise citizens battered by crime and an overloaded criminal

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