Question NW681 to the Minister of Public Enterprises

Reply:

Departmental information

a) Department of Public Enterprise is using a Private Security Firm

(a)(i) GMP Security Services

(a)(ii) To render security guarding service of office premises

(a)(iii) R 499 100

(a)(iv) 5 months

According to the information received from Alexkor

(i) Name of each firm

Revert Security

Matek Security

(ii) Purpose

Revert Security – Day to day security services for mine operations.

Matek Security – Specialised Task Team service to protect the mina against illegal miners

(iii) Value

Revert Security – R 1 245 350, 83 per month

Matek Security – R270, 749.85 per month

(iv) Duration of each specified contract?

Revert Security 5 years, extended with 2 years, start Feb 2018 end date Feb 2025

Matek Security 6 months, start 13 November 2020, end date 15 May 2021

According to the information received from Denel

a) Not applicable

b) Yes, Denel SOC Ltd makes use of private security firms. Some divisions (OTR and PMP) have security guards in their employ. Denel Dynamics is partially insourced (inner perimeter).

(b)

(i) name of each firm	(ii) purpose	(iii) value	(iv) duration
Mafoko Security	Provision of security services for NKP and non-NKP for Denel Campuses (Kempton Park)	R32,105,706.12	3 Years
Omega Wise JV	Physical Guarding and Patrol of NKP sites (DLS Centurion)	R24,986,000.00	3 Years
Omega Wise JV	Physical Guarding and Patrol of NKP sites (DVS Benoni & Alrode)	R14,828,354.28	3 Years
Wise Business and Risk Solution	Provision of physical security service on the Denel Dynamics (Irene Campus) premises-National Key Point( NKP)	R7,893,656,65	3 Years

According to the information received from Eskom

1. Not applicable
2. Yes, Eskom Security makes use of private security companies for physical guarding services rendered at NKP and other Eskom sites.

The physical security guarding services are procured as an outsourced service to supplement the in-house security capability. Services are procured on fixed, rates based contracts and contracts are awarded only to compliant and accredited private security companies.

1. (ii) and (iii) The name of each firm, purpose and the value of each contract are as set out in Annexure A.

(iv) The duration of the current security guarding contracts is 18 months, set to expire on 31 March 2021.

According to the information received from SAFCOL

(b) Yes, SAFCOL uses Private Security Firms as depicted in the table below:

According to the information received from South African Airways

a) Not applicable.

(b)(i)(ii) SAA is procuring security services from a service provider called Reshebile Aviation and Protection Service for securing the premises and access there to.

(b)(iii) The value is current about R1m a month.

(b)(iv) This contract expired on 31 March 2020. It is currently being extended on a month to month basis.

According to the information received from South African Express response:

Not relevant as the entity is under liquidation.

According to the information received from Transnet response:

a) Not applicable

b) Transnet does make use of private security firms which are listed as Annexure A.

(b)(iii) The total contract value on active Security firms is R 1, 864,952,665.99.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Kgathatso Tlhakudi Pravin Gordhan, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

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