Every detail tells a story.

SAFCOL — Berlin Plantation

Appointed by the South African Forestry Company SOC Ltd (SAFCOL) to provide tactical response units at Berlin Plantation. Our armed teams protect employees, assets and operations across the plantation, detect and prevent illegal mining and timber theft, apprehend perpetrators where applicable, and provide the evidence that supports investigations and prosecutions.

• Tactical response units protecting employees, assets and operations
• Prevention and detection of illegal mining and timber theft
• Apprehension of perpetrators and evidence for prosecution

Field-camera location stamps have been removed from this material for operational security.

The Procore Escort Fleet

Close protection is only as good as the vehicles behind it. Our matte-black escort fleet — Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R escort cars and a BMW X5 principal vehicle, each fitted with roof-mounted communications — is crewed by qualified close protection officers (CPOs) and based at our Randpark Ridge business intelligence centre.

• Matching escort vehicles for convoy movements
• BMW X5 principal vehicle with CPO crew
• Communications-equipped, ready for rapid mobilisation

Number plates are obscured on all vehicle imagery.

Summer Walker — South African Visit

Close protection for international R&B artist Summer Walker during her October 2025 visit to South Africa, when she performed at the Rocking the Daisies festival. Our officers managed her arrivals, movement through crowds and her headline appearance at Tempo — keeping the artist, her team and fans safe while the cameras rolled.

• Close protection detail for the artist and her team
• Arrival and crowd management at the venue
• Secure movement between engagements

Her Excellency Madam Esther Lungu

Our team was entrusted with comprehensive close protection for Madam Esther Lungu, former First Lady of Zambia, during a period of heightened international media attention and complex legal proceedings in a neighbouring country. The detail combined discreet personal protection with round-the-clock residential security.

• Discreet close protection for the VIP and family members
• 24/7 residential security and access control
• Surveillance counter-measures

News footage courtesy of Kalemba.

Tempo Headline Series

Since February 2024 our tactical team and close protection officers have secured the headline nights at Tempo Restaurant & Lounge. December 2024 was the proving ground: three international-calibre headliners in three consecutive weekends.

1. 15 Dec 2024

   Chris Brown

   Secure escort, close protection, secure transport and crowd management during his South African tour.

2. 22 Dec 2024

   Black Coffee

   Elite security for the artist, guests and staff through meticulous planning and a discreet, highly effective presence.

3. 29 Dec 2024

   Zakes Bantwini

   Securing a high-profile appearance, further cementing our reputation in VIP protection.

4. Feb 2025

   Headline event night

   Continued tactical and close protection coverage on event nights.

Close Protection & VIP Escort Unit

The officers behind the escort work: suited executive protection, armed escort teams and principal-vehicle drills, photographed at our head office and on venue details.

• Suited executive protection officers
• Armed escorts for principal vehicles
• Event-venue close protection teams

Tactical Response Unit

Our armed tactical high-risk unit in training and on parade: vehicle-borne drills, principal-vehicle extraction and the branded response fleet that deploys to high-risk sites, unrest and emergencies.

• Armed tactical officers and marked response vehicles
• Vehicle-borne and extraction drills
• Deployment for high-risk sites, unrest and emergencies