High-level police presence to boost security at OR Tambo International Airport 11 July 2017: Johannesburg, South Africa: South Africa’s Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has announced a number of new policing and security measures in response to the recent incidents of crime in and around Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. This includes the increased vetting of

The TSI aims to guide and empower businesses in the industry to manage criminal incidents and other related incidents. Download the following documents to empower your business:  

Pretoria – The National Department of Tourism has warned members of the public to be aware of a scam in which organisations and companies are scammed by an email purporting to be from Minister Tokozile Xasa on LinkedIn. The fraudsters attempt to extract funds from companies and organisations. The method used by the fraudsters is:

ATTENTION GUESTHOUSES AND BNB’s: ANOTHER INCIDENT OF THEFT/BILKING REPORTED To guesthouse and BnB operators: A family of six fraudulently booked and checked in (via sending two fake bank payment notifications) at a Guesthouse in Johannesburg. The family, who claim to be from Durban, collected up a bill of R16 650 at the establishment and left

Click here to login to the secure portal and view the TSI Accommodation Report for March 2017. Due to its sensitive nature, kindly refrain from circulating it (which is essential to encourage more accommodation establishments to submit their data). If you can’t remember your TSI portal login details, please email pr@tourismsafety.tbcsa.travel The TSI Monthly Accommodation

Police visibility heightened to ensure a safe and secure Easter holiday 12 Apr 2017 The South African Police Service, supported by other law enforcement agencies, government departments and stakeholders, has heightened police visibility and increased our operations over the Easter holiday period.   This heightened visibility will be realised through holding roadblocks, patrols, search-and-seizure operations

Please find the latest update on the proposed shutdown of the country:   Save South Africa, a campaign made up of organisations, civil society groups, business leaders, celebrities and citizens, has called on all SA citizens to assemble in peaceful protest outside National Treasury offices in Pretoria   Since then a number of other parties

Totals 2016 2015 % Chg. 5-year average (2011-2015) Fatalities 268 136 97.1 371 Total Accidents 65 68 -4.4 81 Fatal Accidents 10 4 150.0 13.4 Fatal Accidents on Passenger Flights 4 2 100.0 8.4 Fatal Accidents on Cargo Flights 6 2 200.0 4.6 % of accidents involving fatalities 15% 6% 9 p.p. 16% Jet hull

Pretoria – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says the malaria cases that have been reported in parts of the country’s northern provinces do not represent an expansion in the malaria transmission areas in South Africa.   A number of malaria cases have been reported in parts of Limpopo, North West and Gauteng provinces