Travel Securtiy Snapshot
South Africa
Executive Summary
The predominant threat to business travellers in South Africa is crime. Crime levels in urban areas are considered VERY HIGH, especially in deprived urban areas. The threat of violent crime to travellers is significant. Poor driving standards and lack of compulsory vehicle maintenance leads to significantly high numbers of fatalities in road traffic incidents.
Violent social unrest is commonplace in most major cities and while business travellers are seldom targeted, the risk from incidental injury remains HIGH.
Country travel risk rating
Moderate with HIGH risk areas
Risk Mitigation
The risk to business travellers in South Africa can be migrated significantly by adopting appropriate security measures. While no single security measure can reduce the risk, best practice is to assume a layered approach. A layered approach involves;
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physical security measures
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threat awareness
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situational alertness
Prior to departure you should have a sound knowledge of the local threats, understand how to implement mitigation procedures and understand the current environment on the ground. For comprehensive threat analysis, mitigation recommendations, an overview of the local environment and security request a travel itinerary assessment.
Common Threats
Analytical Insight offers a Travel Itinerary Assessment service which provides a bespoke and tailored risk assessment of proposed travel to any country. The assessment also provides easy to implement recommendations that can reduce the risks presented by travel to foreign countries.
A full Travel Itinerary Assessment includes:
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Hotel Assessment
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Transport Assessment
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Risk Assessment for all locations on the itinerary
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Travel Safety Tips
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Emergency Contact Details
Implementing recommended security measures prior to travelling can significantly reduce the risk of injury, financial loss, collateral damage, itinerary disruption or the need to cancel or cut-short your trip.
Contact us for more information on receiving a Travel Itinerary Assessment for your next trip.
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