At Arcfyre we pride ourselves on being leaders within the specialist security industry, and for delivering exceptional services that our loyal clients have come to know and respect. With the recent achievement of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management certification, we...

LIVING in some of the country’s most expensive streets and suburbs comes at a cost and these homes are often targeted by criminals. Property research group Lightstone recently released results ofthe10 most expensive streets and suburbs in South Africa. Read the full...

Recent headlines and security discussions have placed a greater focus on violence between the metered taxi industry and Uber as well as a number of reported incidents where criminals have followed unsuspecting travellers from OR Tambo International Airport before...

Following five years of relative calm, recent events suggest that Somali pirates have returned to the coast of East Africa. While efforts to combat piracy in the region proved effective in the short-term, new tactics undertaken by the hostile groups - involving...

Drones currently play an invaluable role in surveillance conducted by both private and state security forces across the world. However, they can just as easily be utilised - or even hi-jacked - by terrorist organisations and used to access state information and spy on...

This is according to Jared Higgins, CEO of the Arcfyre Group - a leading protective and risk consulting firm - who, in response to the recent kidnapping of a South African photojournalist in Syria, notes that it is not just your c-suite executives and political...

Every year during the festive season crime rates increase. Jared Higgins, chief executive officer of Arcfyre Group, a leading protective and risk consultation firm, gave more insight. Referring to the attempted hijacking which happened at The Palazzo Hotel at...

With the festive season upon us, it is important to consider that criminals are becoming more discerning and ever more selective with their targets, opting to “hit” high net worth areas, victims or venues, where the takings would likely be greatest and targets...

Having the largest economy on the African continent, Nigeria is rapidly becoming a popular destination for some of our country’s – and the world’s – top organisations. With high profile business representatives and executives planning for travel across the continent...

Globalisation and the search for new business opportunities is forcing organisations to send more and more employees into Africa and abroad. However, the social and ethical dimension of responsible travel management, goes beyond sustainable procurement. As companies...