by DiginamiX_2323efd | Jun 25, 2026 | Crime Prevention & Property Protection, Guarding Insights & Industry Trends
The SAPS Q4 2025/26 crime statistics covering January to March 2026 were released on 22 May 2026 by Acting Police Minister Prof. Firoz Cachalia. The numbers tell a clearer story than most South African business owners realise. Across almost every category that matters...
by DiginamiX_2323efd | Jun 25, 2026 | Choosing a Security Provider, Guarding Insights & Industry Trends, Security Pricing & Contracts
The phone call from your gate at 06:15 is one of the worst moments in property management. Your night shift is supposed to hand over to the day shift at 06:00. The day guard has not arrived. The night guard wants to know how long they should stay. Your residents or...
by DiginamiX_2323efd | Jun 25, 2026 | Crime Prevention & Property Protection, Guarding Insights & Industry Trends, Retail Guarding & Loss Prevention
Retail stock loss in South Africa is moving in the wrong direction in 2026. Industry estimates put national retail shrinkage between 1.6% and 2.1% of turnover, up from the 1.4% to 1.8% range typical through 2023 and 2024. For a R50 million annual turnover retail...
by DiginamiX_2323efd | May 14, 2026 | Choosing a Security Provider, Guarding Insights & Industry Trends, Security Pricing & Contracts
If your security company has cycled through five guards on your gate this year, you are not unlucky. You are paying for a structural problem in how that company is run. This piece explains exactly why guards turn over on your site, what each turnover actually costs...
by DiginamiX_2323efd | Dec 16, 2025 | Choosing a Security Provider, Guarding Insights & Industry Trends
Most businesses in Richards Bay hire security guards the same way they hire cleaners or maintenance contractors, they call three companies, ask for quotes, pick the cheapest one, and hope for the best. Then six months later, they’re dealing with guards sleeping...
by DiginamiX_2323efd | Nov 21, 2025 | Guarding Insights & Industry Trends
Gauteng remains South Africa’s crime epicentre despite meaningful declines across most categories in 2025. The latest SAPS Q3 2025/26 data (October–December 2025), released on 20 February 2026 by Acting Police Minister Prof. Firoz Cachalia, shows national...
