# PSIRA

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/psira/
- Published: 2025-04-04T12:28:39+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### The Department of Police invited the public to comment on proposed amendments to the regulations under the Private Security Industry Regulation Act.

There are numerous serious and debilitating flaws in these amendments. They will
significantly increase the administrative burden and costs on private security providers,
and severely curtail their ability to render services to their clients. With over
580 000 security officers employed serving millions of clients, the industry is 
a cornerstone of South African safety — these amendments threaten to destabilise
it entirely.

**The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority will consider all individual
comments before a decision is taken on this matter.**

click the link for more info

_Please note this is not a petition, it is a response to a call for public comment
from the Minister on the proposed regulations – **far more effective than a petition.**
Government considers a petition as a single submission, however, each comment through
our platform is considered individually. Make a noise._

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## Have your say – influence the decision. [CLOSED]

**Do you support the proposed amendments to the Private Security Regulation Act?**

**What is your top concern? (click the orange info button above for an explanation
of each point) **

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### Proposed PSIRA Amendments Will Cripple South Africa’s Security Industry

[**SAGA**](https://www.saga.org.za/) On 28 March, sweeping regulatory amendments
were quietly slipped into the Government Gazette—amendments that, if passed, will
decimate South Africa’s private security sector.

With over 580,000 security officers serving millions of clients and plugging gaps
left by a failing SAPS, the industry is a cornerstone of national safety. And yet,
these PSIRA proposals threaten to:

 1.  a. Ban armed guards from working if their company is merely under investigation—not
        convicted, just accused.
     b. Restrict firearm use in public spaces like malls, churches, and even homes.
         Impose
        undefined limits on ammunition (what’s a “reasonable quantity”?) Mandate annual
        psych tests with no clarity on standards—employer-funded, of course.
     c. Outlaw vital tools like rubber bullets, water cannons, and even Tasers (yes, really).
     d. Demand impossible-to-meet tech like firearm tracking devices that don’t even exist.
     e. Clamp down on semi-auto rifles—crippling high-risk units and mine security.

This is bureaucratic overreach masquerading as reform. Instead of targeting rogue
firms and fake contractors exploiting PSIRA and SAPS inefficiencies, the proposals
kneecap legitimate companies trying to keep South Africans safe.

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