The City of Harare, Zimbabwe, is facing a higher than usual fire risk, after at least 125 firefighters from the area left the Harare’s fire department in seek of greener pastures in the Middle East. According to City of Harare’s Communications Manager, Michael Chideme confirmed the...
Facial recognition software has vastly improved in the last decade yet there’s still a perception that it’s an inferior form of security and can cause more problems than it solves. ATG Digital’s Ariel Flax is keen to bust those myths. He discusses how far the...
The world’s senior security professionals were finally able to join together to mark the return of International Security Expo, and the coinciding launch of International Cyber Expo. The event took place the 28-29 September, after a nearly 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Thousands of security...
Two people have died and one remains missing after a fire broke out on a luxury houseboat on Sunday in Jozini, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Taking to its Facebook page, the Shayamanzi Luxury Houseboats team wrote: “We are heartbroken to inform you, that as a result of a...
Advanced RF Technologies, Inc (ADRF) has launched a new long-range annunciator, ANN-L, for its public safety repeaters. Unveiled at this year’s International Wireless Communications Expos (IWCE), the ANN-L is the company’s first annunciator which has the ability to extend the range of visual and audible...
Since the start of this year the F1 safety department has been focusing on gloves – specifically gloves with superior fire resistant properties but don’t impact on the drivers’ ability. The move follows Romain Grosjean’s crash at last year’s Bahrain GP where he suffered such...
GARDiS Access Management Software from TDSi now support full integration with HikVision’s latest generation of intelligent cameras. The integration is part of TDSi’s ongoing mission to ensure that its access control solutions will work directly with the best third-party products available. The GARDiS software can be powerfully...
The fall out from a fire at the UPL chemical warehouse in Durban has led to criminal charges being laid against the company. During the July riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the warehouse was set alight. To douse the flames firefighters used water that contained chemicals...
High profile events like the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics always present something of a security issue, and it’s vital that the very best security tech is deployed to support the event organisers. So SCANNA was delighted to be selected as part of the security arrangements...
Intersec has appointed a new Head of Exhibition to lead the show’s ground-breaking event programme. Industry veteran Alex Nicholl has joined the world-leading emergency services, security and safety event for its 23rd edition. Nicholl brings with him a wealth of knowledge from 20 years+ working within...