Violent Organised Crime

Consumer Goods Council –Interests of Food and Grocery Industry –Board Clicks, Massmart, Metcash, ShopriteCheckers, Pick ‘n Pay, Spar, Woolworths ABI, Amka, AVI, BAT, Distell, Nampak, Nestle, Pamodzi, Tiger Brands, Unilever Smollans, Imperial –Bar Codes –Food Safety

Anti-Crime Initiative (Crime Prevention Programme) –Since 2001 –Collate incident data Analysis of trends, MO, etc. Develop counter measures –Best Practices/White Papers Cash handling CCTV Armed Response Physical Security of Shopping Centres

Employers’ Reference Site –Work history verification –>200, 000 people Amavuso –SMS Alerts –Scams, Suspicious vehicles/people –Incidents ID Cards –>160, 000

Mission To co-ordinate our individual efforts and work together; sharing non-competitive information to reduce crime; for the benefit of our industry and South Africa. May 2002

Inter-Industry participation BAC –Industry Alignment Forum (19 industries) Bulk Syndicate Theft Violent Crime Commercial Crime National Anti-Corruption Forum

Private Public Partnerships –SAPS National Joint Operations Centre Provincial (quarterly) Business SAPS Co- ordination meetings Operation Chain Store (2005) Operation Festive Season (2005) Operation Iron Fist (2006-7)

Public Private Partnerships –Shoplifting Courts –Specialist State Advocates (VC – Bus Robberies) Big Business Working Group

The Leadership Forum Government Representatives: 1.Minister of Safety and Security (Co-Chairman); 2.Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development; 3.Minister of Correctional Services; 4.Minister of Defence; 5.Minister of Intelligence; 6.Minister of Home Affairs. Business Representatives: 1.Derek Cooper (Co-Chairman) 2.Roy Andersen 3.Doug Band 4.Laurie Dippenaar 5.James Fitzgerald 6.Mark Lamberti 7.Wendy Luhabe 8.Moss Ngoasheng 9.Siphiwe Nzimande  Jointly chaired  Meets every two months  Supported by a joint Secretariat (Government and BAC)

Crime Working Groups Four Working Groups are being created to give effect to the envisaged ‘step change’. These are: 1.Review of the Criminal Justice System; 2.Baseline Effectiveness; 3.Violent Organized Crime; and 4.Innovations and Communications. Working Groups to be co-chaired by senior non executive members from government and business, and supported by selected full time executives from both government and business

Violent Organised Crime –Banking; Retail; Shopping Centres; Petrol Stations; Insurance; Security; Restaurants –Joint POA with SAPS Business Robberies House Robberies Hijacking –Since February arrests Common Information pool Joint operations (Business/SAPS/NPA)

Restaurant Robberies –MO Front door entrance people Hand guns, AK47s –Target Cash – Restaurant and Patrons HVGs – Watches, Jewellery, Cell Phones, etc.

Counter Measures –Prevention Target Hardening –Security Gates –Shopping centre level measures (e.g. booms) Drop Safes –CCTV –Armed Robbery awareness training Staff Centre Security

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