What role did you play in the South African Escort Agency?

South Africa is one of the largest countries in the global security industry. According to the proportion of security personnel to the total population, South Africa has about 800 security personnel per 65,438+million people, ranking fourth in the world, second only to Guatemala, Panama and Honduras. According to the 20 13/20 14 annual report of the South African Private Security Industry Administration, there are more than 9,000 registered security companies in South Africa, with 6,543,800 registered security personnel and about 490,000 registered security personnel working actively. In contrast, there are only about 6.5438+0.9 million police in South Africa. According to an article in South Africa's Business Daily, the annual output value of South Africa's security industry has reached 50 billion rand (1 USD 13.5 rand), and it has provided about 2 million employment opportunities. Due to the early entry of European and American international security companies and their advantages in technology and capital, South Africa's security field has long been monopolized by large European and American security companies.

The vigorous development of South Africa's security industry is closely related to the poor security situation. According to data released by South African Police Minister Enleko, in the past year, the national crime rate in South Africa surged by 4.6%. From April 20 14 to March 20 15, there were 17805 people killed by murder in South Africa, an increase of 782 people over last year, equivalent to an average of 49 people killed by murder every day. On the other hand, the South African police have low salaries, weak fighting capacity and sometimes extortion, so they cannot provide comprehensive and good security. In this environment, many people in South Africa can only spend a lot of money to hire security guards, or install infrared security systems at home, or even erect high-voltage power grids and safety guardrails.

In 20 14, in order to build a domestic capital-led security industry development pattern and safeguard national security interests, the South African Parliament passed an amendment to the Private Security Industry Management Act, stipulating that foreign security companies registered in South Africa must establish joint ventures, with the maximum shareholding ratio not exceeding 49%. However, this controversial amendment has not been signed by President Zuma so far.

The article of the South African Institute of Security pointed out that the biggest security threat in South Africa is social problems such as poverty, inequality and unemployment, and the resulting high crime rate. Foreign private security companies are all listed companies, and they all accept strict market supervision. Because they employ South African residents or immigrants with permanent residency in South Africa, they will not pose a sustained, organized and deployable semi-military threat to a specific goal. On the contrary, these companies provide a lot of employment opportunities and promote the development of many safety-related industries, such as door locks, car safety, personal safety and armed response. Therefore, restricting their investment in South Africa and the resulting loss of job opportunities may bring greater security threats to South African society.