Securing South Africa
If you have any interest in the security and resilience of supply chains in South Africa, you should attend or send a representative to TAPA EMEA’s South Africa Regional Conference in Johannesburg on 7 March 2023.
Cargo thefts in South Africa reported to the TAPA EMEA Intelligence System (TIS) are at a record high. In the past year alone, individual losses have included:
- €5.994.652 – clothing and footwear stolen from an Origin Facility in Durban
- €5.458.860 – cobalt hydroxide taken from a warehouse facility in Gauteng province
- €4.745.897 – theft of car parts en route in Eastern Cape
- €2.250.000 – trailers and goods stolen from an Origin Facility in Kempton Park, Gauteng province
- €1.185.824 – 1,540 cases of liquor stolen in a truck hijacking in Western Cape
- €575.580 – copper stolen in a truck hijacking in Johannesburg
- €486.316 – another theft of car parts in Eastern Cape
- €356.350 – 38 tonnes of copper rods and 4 trailers stolen in Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga
- €323.908 – fuel taken from an Origin Facility in Limpopo
- €120.000 – groceries stolen from a truck travelling on the N2 en route to Gqeberha
During such types of attacks on supply chains in South Africa, TAPA EMEA also regularly receives reports of losses of lives of police officers, security personnel, and suspects.
>577m Rand of losses in 18 months
South Africa’s law enforcement agencies regularly report cargo crime data, especially truck hijackings, and enjoy a high degree of success in disrupting criminal activities and arresting offenders targeting truck and facilities – but, despite their best efforts, supply chains across South Africa face frequent threats. Over just 18 months, TAPA EMEA recorded 2,670 cargo thefts across all 9 South African provinces, including 2,236 truck hijackings.
Only a tiny percentage of the financial losses impacting businesses are known, but the figures are still substantial. Only 3.4% of these crimes reported to the Association over 18 months provided a loss value but these incidents alone produced losses of:
- 577 million Rand (€31.7m) of goods stolen from supply chains in 546 days
- 109 million Rand (€5.9m) – biggest single cargo theft
- 17.264.794 Rand (€947,862) – average loss for major cargo crimes of 1.8m Rand (€100K) or more
- 6.344.897 Rand (€348,344) – the average value loss for all incidents sharing financial data
This special one-day conference in Gauteng province, which suffers over 50% of all cargo thefts reported to TAPA EMEA, will help supply chain security stakeholders, including Manufacturers and Logistics Service providers, understand the security risks impacting supply chains in South Africa and highlight solutions which contribute to loss prevention and supply chain resilience.
Timings: The conference reception and exhibition area will open for networking, tea & coffee at 08.00hrs. The conference sessions will commence at 09.00hrs until 16.30hrs, including two coffee breaks and a lunch break to provide time to network with other delegates and to meet with our supply chain security products and services exhibitors.
SPEAKERS
TAPA EMEA has confirmed a unique group of leading speakers to join us on 7 March 2023 from the business and law enforcement community in South Africa:
Session 1: An introduction to TAPA EMEA
Presenters: Thorsten Neumann, President & CEO, Ap Boom, Chief Financial & Compliance Officer, and Markus Prinz, Senior Manager, Standards & Training, TAPA EMEA
Section 2: Crime issues and their impact on business in South Africa
Presenter: Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)
Session 3: Supply chain security threats and the benefits of security standards in your operations
Presenter: Waheed, Mohamed, General Manager, TITAN Aviation Group & TAPA EMEA South Africa Regional Lead
Session 4: A recent attempted robbery and the contingencies identified
Presenter: Martin Taylor, Risk Manager, Rhenus Logistics
Session 5:
Presenter: Craig Pedersen, Head of TCG Forensics
Session 6: Kidnappings and crime in South Africa
Presenter: General Feroz Khan, South African Police Service (SAPS)
Session 7: Secure supply chains – process, incidents & recoveries
Presenter: Brigadier Duncan Scott, South African Police Service (SAPS)
Session 8: TAPA Multisite certification – a customer case study
Presenter: Alida Van Zyl, Aviation Security, Risk & Investigations Manager SSA, DHL Express
Session 9: Using the TAPA EMEA Intelligence System to reduce cargo losses and increase your supply chain resilience
Presenters: Thorsten Neumann & Markus Prinz, TAPA EMEA
Session 10: End of conference summary & final questions
Presenters: Members of the TAPA EMEA leadership team and the TAPA EMEA South Africa regional team
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
To join our conference audience, you must register now. Delegate places are limited, so please visit TAPA EMEA’s South Africa Regional Conference website now to book your place.
