AFP The private security sector creates work for more than 2 million people in South Africa. Cortac security guards stand at attention while being briefed by their officer before starting their night shift in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP/Michele Spatari
As night falls over a leafy Johannesburg suburb in South Africa, private security guards step into camouflage clothing and load their rifles, preparing to set about on a night patrol.
A commander briefs the men in the gym of the company’s headquarters, reviewing interventions that occurred during the previous 12-hour shift.
“No questions?” he asked the solemn line of guards before him, beret in hand.
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9 860 volunteers to protect railways
By Zainul Dawood
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Durban - ABOUT 9 860 community-based volunteers have come forward to protect what is left of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa s (Prasa) infrastructure in South Africa.
About 1500 police reservists will be deployed and trained across all 46 rail corridors. Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula said the long-distance train corridors would exclusively make use of the existing Railway Police contingent. A total of 80 military veterans would be deployed in these 46 corridors, where they would be performing corridor co-ordination duties.
This is part of Prasa’s Crime Prevention and Security Strategies. Mbalula launched the People’s Responsibility to Protect (PR2P) programme on Monday in Pretoria. He said the volunteers would focus on stations and corridors experiencing the most crime.
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Multimillion rand project to protect Prasa infrastructure launched
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - In a bid to protect the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa s (Prasa) infrastructure, the entity has trained at least 270 volunteers in the Western Cape to join its newly launched programme, the People’s Responsibility to Protect Project (PR2P).
The more than R100 million project was launched by the Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, the Prasa board, the police, civil and community organisations at the Langa train station yesterday.
The project was expected to be implemented in five phases: the launch and public engagement; volunteer training; deployment and integration; project monitoring and evaluation; and report writing.