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Bodyguards in Johannesburg

Updated: Jan 10, 2023

Bodyguards In South Africa


Introduction


Every year, hundreds of wealthy South Africans hire their own security teams to protect them from crime.


South Africa is a country where bodyguards are a common sight. These men and women are known as VIP protection, and they're often armed. They can be employed by anyone with money—businesses, individuals, even the government.


The industry is open to abuse: in 2005 a UN official said that South Africa was “the most dangerous place on Earth for VIPs” after several high-profile killings of famous people who had been guarded by their own teams.


Businesses are also hiring private security firms to protect them from crime or theft—it's not just celebrities who need security anymore!


Big houses with high walls and electric fences are a common sight in this part of Johannesburg, where many wealthy people make their home. You see them everywhere in South Africa's cities -- these are private security zones.



When you talk about home-invasion robberies and kidnappings, we do have an unusually high number of those kinds of crimes happening here.


Executive protection is the term used for services that go beyond basic personal security, such as protecting a client from kidnapping, ransom demands and hijacking.

The executive protection in South Africa is a very important service that allows us to provide safety to the citizens who are in danger of being targeted by criminals. The close protection is also a very important service because it allows our agents to follow around the people that need extra protection. This way they can make sure that they have not been followed or watched by anyone else while they are moving around. Both services allow us to provide safety and security for our clients so that they can live their lives without having to worry about anything else other than what they want most in life."


Executive Protection


Executive protection is a security service that provides bodyguards to executives, such as chief executive officers, chief financial officers and other executives. The bodyguards are assigned to protect the executives from all types of threats like kidnapping, assassination attempts and fraud.


Close Protection


VIP protection is a security service that protects the life and well-being of a person. It is a physical intervention that provides safety, security or protection to an individual. The VIP (Very Important Person) could be any member of society: a politician, CEO or other high profile person who needs to be protected from assassination attempts, kidnapping or simply random acts of violence.


A close protection officer (sometimes called bodyguard) will assess threats against the VIP and take preventative measures to mitigate these risks by providing appropriate security measures around the clock. A close protection team will also protect the VIP during public appearances and wherever they go in order to ensure their safety at all times.


VIP Protection in South Africa


When you are a VIP, you need to be safe and secure from all possible threats. VIPs have personal security teams that monitor them 24/7. These personal security teams are made up of highly trained members who are skilled in handling multiple tasks at the same time. They include:


Intelligence officers who collect information about potential risks to the client's wellbeing and provide it to the team leader so that he or she can make decisions on how best to handle each situation.


Armed forces personnel who protect clients against any physical threat using weapons like pistols and rifles when required; they also assist in other areas such as crowd control during events where large crowds gather together at once (e.g., concerts).


Personal protection officers (PPOs) whose main role is protecting clients against any physical threat using weapons like pistols; they also assist in other areas such as crowd control during events where large crowds gather together at once (e.g., concerts).


Conclusion


South African bodyguards are helping to protect their employers from crime in real-time.


To hire your own Personal Protection contact 0681251569

haroonsader.co.za


Haroon Sader SIN


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