At nightfall, activity along the border picks up, with goods smuggled in large quantities, from cigarettes to cars, and dagga. The area we would be patrolling was void of formal settlements on either side, which meant the area lacked any lighting or light pollution. This results in a level of darkness which affords the smugglers with ample cover to go about their business.

“Ready for some action?” one corporal remarked. I inquired in response, in jest, about the likelihood of some shots being fired at us. “It’ll make for a better story,” I added, before I was reminded that this patrol was carefully planned. “No, they’ll see our headlights as we approach and duck back across,” the corporal said.

With the sun beginning to dip, we mounted up and sped down the highway to the border. As we approached Beit Bridge, the area showed no signs of quieting, with the bridge being the only crossing point between South Africa and Zimbabwe that is open 24 hours a day. At least, the only legal one.

We turned westwards just before the bridge, driving along the dusty road that runs parallel to the patchy barbed wire fence meant to enforce the buffer zone. Wondering what we were in for, we didn’t have to wait long to find out. Several hundred metres down the road, the lead vehicle spotted a many climbing through a gap in the fence. As the convoy made an abrupt stop, the man backtracked through the gap and took off.

We dismounted and followed two soldiers from the lead vehicle through the gap, along a worn path, littered with cigarette packets and cough syrup bottles. As we made our way through the rocky path, we passed a small fire, with the soldiers in front of me remarking that a group must have just left. Suddenly, the two soldiers took off in a sprint, and so we followed.

Dashing between rocks and piles of trash, the soldiers approached a group of migrants who proceeded to disperse in several directions towards the river, attempting to evade being detained. “Stop running!” yelled one of the soldiers, as the other caught up to an elderly woman, grabbing her by the arm. As the rest of the platoon caught up, many of the migrants had made their way back across the river, and the chaos of the moment dissipated. The two soldiers managed to detain two women, one of whom was pregnant, and a young child, who had been left behind by his mother. He looked at us with teary eyes, confused as to what was happening around him.

A few metres ahead, on the bank of the river, soldiers discovered a makeshift bridge. Built with sandbags and pieces of wood, it spanned approximately twelve metres, just far enough to make it over the water to no-man’s land. Although this stretch of the river is not dry, the water level is relatively low and has a slow current. With the sun casting a calm orange light across the horizon, we looked across the river, which was in a flurry of activity, with hundreds of people gathering on the bank starring back at us.

We made our way back to the convoy, and mounted up into the Troop Packs once again. Military Police (MP) vehicles arrived to the detain the migrants as we sped off again, into the darkness. Soon after, the pitch-black night arrived, with our convoy’s headlights standing out, the only source of light visible on the South African side.

After a long and bumpy ride, we reached a notorious crossing point, completely blanketed in darkness, with no signs of life. This was until we reached the river. Unlike the other locations visited, which had steep embankments, this location was relatively flat with trees lining the opposing sides. Several soldiers, equipped with flashlights, illuminated the opposite side, revealing a handful of shacks and a group of individuals, notorious “destabilisers.”

The riverbed in front of us was filled with tire tracks, from both donkey carts and vehicles, smuggled across both ways. As we stood in the riverbed, the smugglers on the Zimbabwean side began taunting us, particularly the soldiers.

“They’re swearing at us,” said one of the soldiers standing beside us, “hulle gaan kak,” he muttered, shaking his head. A general sense of frustration was on display, as the platoon stood along the bank, gazing across at the other side. Curious as to the reality of the situation, I turned to one of the corporals and asked what their course of action would have been if we had not been present. In response, he chuckled and shook his head, “let’s just say, they wouldn’t be shouting,” he said, adding “they’re worse than Al Qaeda, what they do to people.” Although no one would give any details or evidence, several soldiers suggested the Goma gomas intimidate migrants through violence, and those who refuse to pay to cross are beaten and maimed.

South Africa’s borders have become a space for exploitation, by smugglers, criminals, but also by those struggling to survive. The location of a constant struggle, as soldiers attempt to secure national borders, they are not afforded the appropriate resources, and many of those we spoke to expressed feelings of “fighting with one hand behind their back.” Although one soldier revealed the platoon did have access to night vision goggles, this was only for targeted foot patrols, and none were present during our tour.

When coming across migrants, soldiers must wait for MPs to affect arrests, and when coming across smugglers, especially those who employ violence and intimidation, soldiers can only use force if fired upon first. This, smugglers know all too well, as all they must do is make it to no-man’s land, where soldiers are unable to do anything. However, what happens in practice, when the media isn’t present, we can only speculate.

Since their deployment to the area on 1 September 2024, 10 AA has seized approximately R32 million in contraband in the Musina border section alone. This includes R8 114 746 in cigarettes, the highest quantity of all the areas under their command. Further, vehicles to the value of R3 191 260, and miscellaneous contraband to the value of R21 million were also seized in the area. These numbers have likely increased, as activity around the border increases around the December holiday season, as more migrants return home.

While the soldiers deployed under Joint Headquarters Limpopo are doing the very best they can, the visit to the border has left one thing clear. There is no military solution to the current border crisis. With regional instability increasing, the economic situation has left many desperate to survive, and the many challenges along the border cannot simply bey solved by more soldiers and a bigger fence.

This article is part of a series, to read part one, click here.

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Varney explains that Vumacam’s network consists of poles with two license plate recognition cameras and one overview camera per configuration. The configuration is adaptable, depending on whether the area has high vehicle or pedestrian traffic. Additionally, poles are integrated with solar panels and power management systems to ensure continuous operation.

One of Vumacam’s biggest advantages, is its partnership with sister companies. Vumacam is part of a large group, which includes Vumatel, Dark Fiber Africa, and other significant fibre operators, enabling efficient infrastructure deployment.

Currently Vumacam has 7 000 cameras in public spaces, primarily in the city of Johannesburg, with recent expansion into the Western Cape and ongoing opportunities in the Eastern Cape, Polokwane and Mpumalanga.

Having first partnered with the City of Johannesburg, Vumacam has grown its relationship with the public sector to include the Gauteng provincial government. Commenting on the partnership, Varney noted Vumacam enables the provincial government, “with the data that comes with our platform, they’re able to dispatch the SAPS, the Highway Patrol, Flying Squad, and the Crime Prevention Wardens.”

The platform has significantly improved response times, said Varney, reducing from 18 – 30 minutes to 5 – 10 minutes. This he said, is “because the data that we’re using is so accurate, you’re able to then pinpoint, verify the alert that comes in, and pinpoint exactly where those [necessary] resources need to be dispatched.”

Public-private partnerships have allowed for seamless data sharing and effective crime reduction, with private security companies providing backup for public law enforcement, and vice versa. Previously, when private security companies intersected with an incident, guards were left waiting for law enforcement to arrive to affect the necessary arrests. Now, Varney notes, Vumacam is “able to ensure that we can provide backup for each other,” with this being key to reducing crime.

“We understand that we can’t do it on our own, but the ability for the public sector and the private sector to be able to work together has been massive, and I think something that we’re probably most proud of,” said Varney.

Vumacam’s network has facilitated significant crime prevention initiatives, including the interception of vehicles of interest across different regions. The benefit of multiple parties loading data onto a shared platform means if a vehicle is loaded due to an incident in one area, and is picked up in another, nearby parties or authorities can be notified to intercept.

In such a scenario, responders are notified with more than just vehicle info, said Varney. The number of suspects spotted inside the vehicle, and the crime it is believed to be involved in, are some of the alerts that can be shared.

“So you know [if] it’s a violent offender, you can approach with caution. You know, don’t take a knife to a gunfight,” said Varney.

“Our secret sauce is that we allow all of our partners, everyone who has access to the network, to be allowed to load their vehicles, deliver their SOPs to their customers in their own way, but benefit of the crowd sourcing, so to speak, of everybody loading data, and that’s ultimately how you eradicate crime.”

Looking to future opportunities, Varney notes “our future is bright,” and stated Vumacam plans to densify a national network. “We want to continue to work with the with the industry itself, to grow the density of our of our camera network,” he added. Future modules for Vumacam’s platform will allow operators to track vehicles by make, model colour and specific identifying features.

“We understand that, as soon as a vehicle is stolen, generally, the number plate is removed from the vehicle, but vehicles all have identifying markets. Whether it’s three license discs up the windscreen or logo on the roof, or roof racks on the roof, or paint, missing [the] side mirror. All of those become opportunities for us to continue to add value to the access that our customers have.”

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Among those asking questions of Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber was Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) National Assembly (NA) member Thapelo Mogale. He was told the South African government, by way of the taxpayer, spent R52 817 656 deporting illegal immigrant back to their countries of origin in the five months between 1 April and 31 August this year. That money paid for 19 750 illegals to return to their countries of origin, which works out at over R2 670 per person.

Going further back on the same topic, ActionSA NA member Lerato Ngobeni was told by Schreiber deportations since 1 January 2022, with no end date given, were 83 731. It cost R193 million – just over R2 305 per person.

In 2022/23, 10 808 people were deported, with the majority (7 393) being from Zimbabwe, followed by Malawi (3 020), Tanzania (159), and Nigeria (86).

Finding and rounding up illegals in South Africa was done by way of what Minister Schreiber termed “raids/operations conducted” with him telling his questioner there were 1 112 in 2022/23 and 1 538 in the 2023/24 financial year. All told these netted over sixty-two thousand undocumented persons: 22 436 in 2022/23 and 39 627 in 2023/24.

Asked by MKP (uMkhonto weSizwe Party) NCOP member Seeng Mokoena whether the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) tracked and monitored non-South African citizens approved for visa-free stay and those with visas for the prescribed duration, Schreiber noted “both categories of traveller ere provided a specified period of stay when they comply with admission requirements as stated in the Immigration Act. He did not elaborate apart from adding “risk-based solutions” were used as well as the deterrent of being declared “undesirable” for one to five years.

Tracking is done by the DHA inspectorate unit which, according to Schreiber, saw 171 025 foreign nationals overstay from January 2019 to August 2024.

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Johan van Wyk believes AI is of great benefit, but it is not a silver bullet – yet.

Speaking at Securex 2024, Van Wyk, the sales and marketing director at FANG Fences and Guards, said as things stand now, AI while powerful and capable of handling numerous tasks, lacks the human elements of intuition, judgment, and emotional intelligence, often referred to as “Humics.”

Therefore, the security sector must develop systems that integrate AI and human oversight.

“Human – AI collaboration is fast becoming inevitable today and most definitely inevitable in the near future. Certain (normally mundane) tasks can be leveraged via AI for the type of tasks it’s best suited like data analysis (many verticals pertaining to this), real-time monitoring, pattern recognition while leaving complex decision-making and interpersonal interactions to humans. This ensures the strengths of both are utilised effectively,” said Van Wyk.

He said AI fast became a buzzword in the last two years, but unfortunately AI can be overused and overemphasised from an electronic security solutions point of view.

“AI must be considered as a solution, and only be implemented when it makes sense to do so, and the only way to know of AI will address a client’s needs is by means of a proper, and detailed risk assessment. AI cannot, and should not be used as a blanket, general solution, it must always be logical to implement as part of an integrated, and most likely turnkey electronic security solution to address the identified risk.”

Van Wyk said to ensure AI can still work effectively in the security sector, a combination of strategies should be considered like:

• Ensuring AI systems are transparent, and that their decision-making processes are understandable to human operators. This builds trust and enables better oversight.
• Develop security systems that integrate both AI and human oversight. For instance, AI can flag potential security incidents for human review, ensuring critical decisions are made by experienced professionals like in the case of an offsite video monitoring control room where analytical AI software is a crucial part of raising and then identifying an “alarm”, but a human is still required to make final decisions on action to be taken, for example dispatching armed response or notifying the police (or not dispatching is equally important).
• Continuously training security personnel to work with AI tools. This includes understanding AI capabilities (and potential shortcomings), interpreting its outputs, and making informed decisions based on AI-generated data.
• Regularly conduct drills and simulations that involve AI and human teams working together. This helps identify potential gaps and areas for improvement in both technology and human response.
• Ensuring that AI systems comply with industry standards and regulations. This includes data privacy, security protocols, and ethical guidelines, providing a framework within which AI operates safely and effectively. All humans should be mindful of, and work towards the ethical use of AI, especially the developers and users of AI.

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Speaking at Securex, Jimmy Roodt, operations and explosives director at Gauntlet Security Solutions said the prevailing approach to bomb threat management in South Africa, as observed across sectors including facilities management, occupational health and safety, and private security, is fundamentally flawed.

“The widespread practice of integrating bomb threat protocols into existing fire threat management procedures is ineffective and dangerously counterproductive,” he said.

Therefore, the bomb first responder service would enhance workplace and public safety through employer-private partnerships, leveraging sector strengths for a swift, effective, and coordinated response to bomb threats.

“The first responder service acts as the initial contact and assessment entity for bomb threats. It does not replace government roles, like the South African Police Service (SAPS), but bridges the gap until their involvement. If the threat exceeds initial assessment, the service transitions responsibility to SAPS, ensuring optimal deployment of resources,” explained Roodt.

The bomb first responder service could deal with the receipt of bomb threats, the assessment and evaluation of the explosives, the bomb threat incident decision outcome, search and survey, evaluation and control, rendering safe procedures, handover of the site and return work order.

“The private bomb first responder services will also provide monitoring, evaluation, and advisory services of the bomb protocols of the employer or client facilities and locations,” said Roodt.

Roodt added that one of the benefits of a correct bomb threat management protocol would be the creation of new security sectorial expansion.

“The proposed expansion includes frontline bomb first responder services, bomb threat consultancy, awareness training, post-explosion forensic analysis, explosives disposal, and the buying or selling of mitigation equipment and resources.”

“The new service sector will bolster the South African economy by developing new businesses and creating both specialised jobs and required support jobs, addressing employment needs and strengthening national security infrastructure.”

Currently, inadequate bomb threat protocols are due to conflation with fire safety protocols.

Roodt said that total inefficiency exacerbates the risk to individuals’ safety and life.

“It places the employer as noncompliant with national and international standards for explosives or bomb threat management. This nonconformity poses serious legal risks for employers, facility managers, health and safety practitioners, and security companies in the event of death, injury, or property damage.”

“As a direct consequence, employers, business owners, property managers, and occupational health and safety professionals are not adhering to their legal obligation of Duty of Care in the workplace,” Roodt explained.

He compared bomb threat protocols with fire safety protocols and demonstrated the vast differences between the two.

A fire threat policy emphasises speed in evacuation, advocating for rapid movement to escape the danger. The correct bomb threat protocol necessitates a calm, measured response, as hurried movements could inadvertently trigger an explosive device.

“The directive for evacuation must prioritise safety, caution, and deliberateness. The terminologies such as “speed, quick, fast” must never be used,” said Roodt.

Under a fire safety policy the building or an area on fire is immediately identified as the threat source, prompting an urgent evacuation.  The general principle is that you evacuate a burning building or area immediately.

The general principle for bomb threats is to not evacuate the building.

“The structure of the building itself serves as the safest refuge and protection against a bomb detonation,” said Roodt.

Fire evacuations prioritise the shortest, quickest routes to safety while bomb threat evacuations consider the safest route which may not be the shortest.

Commonly the assembly point for fires are car parks which is forbidden under bomb threat management protocols.

“The assembly point purpose is to safeguard against the bomb blast radius, shrapnel fragmentation, secondary explosions and secondary shrapnel fragmentation. It is forbidden to have an assembly point in a car park,” said Roodt.

He said implementing proper bomb threat management protocols could save South Africa billions of Rands by reducing business disruption from evacuations.

“Over the past three decades, there have been more than 12000 bomb threat incidents annually. The disruptive nature of unfounded bomb threats affects business, educational, and social environments. Regulatory, legislative, and directive guidelines from key stakeholders, such as the Consumer Goods Council and SA Labour Guide, emphasise the necessity for employers and other organisations to establish bomb threat mitigation plans. The economic impact is tens of billions of Rands lost annually due to explosives crimes.”

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According to chief executive Louisa Garland Els, 2024 started with a bang for Imperial Armour, with orders in January for demining aprons from Libya. This was followed by riot equipment for Malaysia and first-responder structural bunker suits ordered by Botswana.

The company has also completed an order for another African customer, the Nigerian Police, who received body armour products.

For South Africa’s national and provincial elections on 29 May this year, Imperial Armour supplied a large quantity of body armour and ballistic plates for the protection of security guards across the country.

The company’s anti-riot Armadillo is a well-established product, designed for high-threat riot control situations. Combining lightweight flexibility and comfort, it offers substantial protection from blunt force trauma. It can be ordered with Imperial Armour’s hard torso suit that has a shock breaking point of 900 kg. The vest has additional plate pockets to accommodate NIJ Level III and NIJ Level IV stand-alone plates.

In fact, Imperial Armour’s products, manufactured in South Africa, are tested and certified to the United States National Institute of Justice (NIJ) international standards at an accredited independent testing laboratory.

The company’s fire and rescue products, like the structural bunker fire suit, conform to national fire protection association (NFPA) standards.

At the Securex 2024 exhibition, Imperial Armour showed its new farmers jacket. At first glance, the sleeveless vest looks exactly like the body warmers worn by all and sundry on the street. However, it is designed as a lightweight and breathable vest for farmers with bullet proof protection at the same time. Its quilted body warmer material allowing full freedom of movement disguises the body armour, which affords NIJ Level II and Level IIIA protection against knife stabbing or shots from firearms.

Imperial Armour prides itself on almost 25 years of manufacture and supply of personal protection equipment. It has been exporting these products to 78 countries worldwide, from Africa to Europe and Asia, as well as to the United Nations.

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Speaking at Securex 2024, Elvey Group sales and marketing director Tasha Smith said the current market value is R5.84-billion, driven by video surveillance which is growing at 9.3% per year. She said there is greater value in the commercial sector, but the residential sector has most of the business focus.

“There is big confidence in the growth of the security sector in South Africa.”

Tasha Smith

It is anticipated that the growth will continue, reaching over R8.8-billion by 2028.

“Video surveillance creates the most value, produces the most sales and drives the only real need. This also presents an opportunity for innovation, and it will be important to ensure that video surveillance technology is up to date to remain relevant.”

“External worries for South Africans are increasingly about load shedding (78%) and the pressured economy (80%). These challenges mean that security companies need to offer solutions that are independent of the power grid, such as products that are solar-powered and battery-run,” Smith explained.

“We have some of the most sophisticated security systems in the world because we have very sophisticated criminals.”

Tasha Smith

She said the demand is driven by the need for safety, increasing crime levels, technological advancements, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), lack of public funds and to a lesser degree, cybersecurity.

“At this stage, physical threats are more important than cyber ones. A hybrid approach is predicted with a blend of on-premise and cloud-based solutions. Current challenges for adopting cloud solutions are the cost to upgrade, security and a more customised approach,” said Smith.

Over the next three years, at least 48% of the industry will adapt to new technologies such as AI, 13% will look to cloud-based systems, and 5% will offer more remote-based solutions.

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Monitoring the video feed, which is the richest source of data, is expensive and hard to scale. This is according to Natalie Doran, chief executive of Singapore based Lytehouse, who spoke at a Securex 2024 seminar this week.

Outlining the evolution of video surveillance, she referred to early analogue systems, followed by the digitising of the video signal to off-site monitoring and control through live feeds.

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), the incidence of false alarms is diminishing, as the systems are getting better at object and face recognition.

“But we are at an early stage where operators still are drowning in alerts, resulting in long response times,” she said. “And the system remains at a level where it is unscalable.”

The solution does not lie in simply increasing services, either in terms of cameras or operators. “How many cameras can an operator truly manage? There is a ceiling to what can be done,” she stated.

Rather, the answer is in automation with AI, which is writing the next generation technology, which is essentially an auto-operator. The AI monitoring the video system can ‘see’ and interpret an incident, and instantaneously ‘write’ a message, or even generate a voice alert.

“Of course, this new technology still involves people, as it requires a human intervention of some sort, but AI takes care of a significant part of the surveillance and monitoring function. And it is certainly scalable,” she said.

The bespoke technology that Lytehouse is offering covers business spheres from mining, retail, warehousing, logistics to real-estate and education.

“In this regard, the risks being addressed are in the areas of health and safety, infrastructural, operational and security,” she concluded.

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According to chief executive Arend Späth, a high level of worker or asset protection can only be achieved if an explosion is suppressed within 100 milliseconds (a millisecond is one-thousandth of a second).

Seeing that a combustion explosion develops rapidly in ten milliseconds, after which the temperature and pressure start to exceed human tolerance, the ExploSpot system has to kick in immediately.

“Tests have shown that our ultra-high-speed ExploSpot detectors can detect and verify the explosion within two milliseconds, whereafter suppression is automatically activated,” Späth explained. “Within 100 milliseconds total flooding has occurred, thus keeping the pressure and temperature far below human tolerance.”

Among the systems ExploSpot showcased at Securex 2024 in Midrand this week were its automatic truck cab fire suppression module (ATFSM) and the automatic generator fire suppression module (AGFSM). ExploSpot also offers a compact automatic fire and explosion suppression module weighing only 9.2 kg.

The fire is detected by optical infrared (IR) sensors positioned inside the vehicle cabin for optimal performance. ExploSpot states that the detectors are designed for false alarm immunity, i.e. it is able to distinguish light sources like direct sunlight, a rifle flash or a match being lit.

The extinguishant bottles optimally installed throughout the vehicle interior contain an extinguishing agent that is mostly clean agent gas (class ABCEF). In the case of the automatic generator fire suppression module, suppression options could be clean agent gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) or powder (class ABCE).

A key safety feature of the activation mechanism of the bottles is dual activation pins.

A control box allows for built-in test and alarm indications, e.g. to detect wiring and pressure faults or low power. Additionally, it enables manual operation of the system. All components connected to the control box are monitored in real time to make installation, servicing and commissioning as easy as monitoring the user interface.

The company has a proven record, having supplied a variety of systems to several defence forces around the world. Some of these include fire and explosion suppression for the vehicle engine compartment and wheel wells.

ExploSpot Systems is the only South African explosion suppression system original equipment manufacturer (OEM). It is also the only company in the world to have developed and produced the ultra-fast, fully effective and reliable explosion suppression system to stop methane and coal dust explosions in mining operations in accordance with the SIMRAC Protocol (Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee).

“Our Active Explosion Barriers are used to contain and suppress a methane gas and/or coal dust explosion propagation,” Späth said. “Research done in 1998 indicated that active explosion barriers are well suited to be used on mechanised cutting machines, making it the only technology that could suppress a methane gas and/or coal dust explosion during its propagation phase at the cutting face.”

The company’s explosion detection and suppression systems are also used in the transportation and storage of explosive in goldmines. These systems are quick enough to mitigate the risk of secondary explosions in explosive magazines or modular units used in the cargo bay of vehicles transporting the explosives.

In recent times, with the proliferation of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in numerous applications, ExploSpot’s technology is much sought after. According to Späth, classic fire detection and suppression might not apply, hence ExploSpot’s solution is thermal runaway suppression material. It has been tested by TUV in Germany, Dekra and the Fraunhofer Institutes.

“The material extracts the heat from the Li-ion source, thereby isolating the thermal runaway and suppressing any occurring fire,” he stated.

ExploSpot Systems produces in South Africa, but has a global footprint, mainly Australia, China, the USA and the Middle East.

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The Fog Bandit system is used widely in Europe and elsewhere to protect valuable content in businesses and homes. As its strapline states: “You can’t steal what you can’t see!”

According to South African distributor Bernard Marais, the fog generator fills 28 cubic metres of space per second of fog expulsion. Its filling capacity exceeds 500 cubic metres for each device in only 18 seconds.

“The fog is not harmful to humans or pets,” Marais explains. “It consists of water and glycol with a minimal amount of an olfactory agent like peppermint for fire rescue teams. However, the dense fog presents a safe security layer complementary to other measures like alarms systems.”

He says the reaction time is 0.1 second between an alarm signal and fog ejection. The device can be integrated into an alarm control panel or used fully autonomously as a stand-alone device.

In case of interrupted power supply, operation is guaranteed: 24 hours for the electronics and 2 hours for the fog generator.

Marais explains that the Fog Bandit has 24/7 self-diagnostics, which instantly reports stats changes to the alarm panel. An error LED provides quick and easy identification of the failure for rapid resolution.

“After a fogging incident, the unit automatically cleans itself, so that no liquid remains or leaks out,” he explains.

The standard Fog Bandit 240 is a versatile and compact unit measuring only 270 mm wide by 365 mm high. Its triple fog ejection nozzle can project a 60° wide plume of fog 6 meters in the first two seconds.

A new compact Fog Bandit 320 was designed for smaller environments, both commercial and domestic, offering the same uncompromising performance and reliability of the Fog Bandit 240.

Marais says the Fog Bandit is totally manufactured in Belgium and meets European CE and EMC standards. It is generating increasing interest in South Africa, with security system installers offering the system. In the Western Cape enterprises like Delair Graff wine estate was one of the first prominent users.

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