As 1984-esque as constant video monitoring might feel to most regular people, the reality is that it has become necessary in a country where every corner or bush seems to be hiding some dirtbag trying to steal from someone.
This latest offering to ‘crime hysteria’ creates the impression that everyday commutes are like ‘gas-runs’ in a Mad Max-style wasteland, but the Black Wolf founder is in no hurry to dispel the image.
Look, the effort is appreciated, the energy is stunning, and the men are doing their best, but I’m not going to lie and say it’s not a bit of a cringe-fest.
Dashcam footage shows a blue Kia Soul dodging traffic on the busy N2 highway in Durban at speeds fit for a race track, while the security cars remained hot on their heels.
Employing private security guards to look after us is a lucrative business in South Africa, but is what they earn worth the risk they take to do so?
Zuma’s team of personal security has now grown so much so that it’s the most people any South African head of state has ever had – and you need to ask yourself, “Why?”
There are so many ‘private security’ companies around, it’s bound to sink into a haven of rule-bending controversial and violent operations. Vice magazine get stuck in.