ASSOCIATION NEWS
Update from SASA Well, we’re almost halfway through 2022 and the more things change the more they stay the same! From the desk of Tony Botes, SASA National Administrator.
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ECUREX After a Covid-19 ‘break’ of two years, it is great that SASA can participate in the fantastic SECUREX Expo again, which takes place this year from 31 May to 2 June and from 09:00 to 16:00 on those days. Pop in and visit us at stand E46 in Hall 2, right in the corner opposite the coffee shop. The NBCPSS will occupy the stand right next to us (number E45). Sharrin and I will be in attendance on all three days and members of the SASA Executive Committee will be assisting us on a roster basis. I will also be giving a talk in the Seminar Theatre on Wednesday, 1 June 2022, on ‘You get what you pay for’ — hopefully sufficient consumers will ‘catch a wake up’ and change their attitudes when selecting quality and good service over price. This presentation will also, after the exhibition, be posted on social media.
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PSIRA Our court papers challenging PSIRA’s uniform restrictions have been signed, registered at the High Court, and served on both the Minister of Police and PSIRA. Both now have the opportunity to submit answering papers, after which the matter will be set down on the court roll. This is not expected to be heard until much later this year, but we will keep our members informed of developments as they unfold. PSIRA did, after some intense exchange of correspondence, amend their initial fee structure slightly — not enough, but every penny counts. We must thank them for considering our submissions. STOP PRESS INSERT – It looks as though this ‘uniform’ matter could be settled out of court, but we cannot divulge specific details at this stage. We will go public as soon as we are able to do so.
It is interesting to note, as revealed at the PSIRA Industry Compliance Forum earlier this month, that the number of ‘registered and active’ security service providers (companies) grew to a staggering 11,543 in the fourth quarter (January to March 2022) and the number of ‘registered and active’ security officers to 586,111. National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector (NBCPSS) The National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector (NBCPSS) is growing from strength to strength, but unfortunately it’s still unable to handle the many thousands of complaints received on a monthly basis because of their capacity limitation. SASA believes that we (this office) is the single biggest contributor of non-compliance reports and that the
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