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Top 19 Personnel security services based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 161 personnel security services headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 3,101 professional contacts across them, including 142 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers personnel security services headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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161Companies
3,101Contacts tracked
142Verified emails
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The 19 largest personnel security services based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 19 of 161 personnel security services based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to personnel security services: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceDurban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000194 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Industrial, residential, commercial and retail armed and unarmed uniformed guards street patrols, under cover agents, armed response and alarm monitoring, training, cctv and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000124 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CSG Security is a fully registered and licensed Security Solutions Provider that’s been in operation since the year CSG Security is well positioned to provide companies with risk…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceRooihuiskraal, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Investigation, Guarding, vehicle escorts, VIP Protection, Forensic Audits”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,00075 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1997, EC Security is a trusted provider of high-quality, personalised security solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20265,001-10,00063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Phangela Group is your Private and Corporate Defence Force.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,00050 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Night Guard is regarded as a powerhouse in the field of personal security.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-50036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Evsol provides bespoke services for clients who expect outstanding value, and the knowledge their assets and people are well looked after by a team that offers a very high level…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Comprehensive”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Partial evidenceCenturion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,00027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gubis85 Solutions (Pty) Ltd provides a variety of security and personal protection services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceCity Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Axon, an essential part of our work is to ensure that all our customers are totally satisfied with the services they receive.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Partial evidenceStrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,00018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Vetus Schola is a global provider of comprehensive security solutions, specialising in a range of close protection and guarding services, that are specifically customised to meet…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Empire Support Management is a Cape Town based security company providing professional guarding and protection services to the hospitality, residential, and private client sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Partial evidenceKrugersdorp, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HLASELA TACTICAL is a security company based in Kempton Park, We provide both Armed and Unarmed Security Guards as well as the following services: Armed Escorts VIP Protection Off…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceKempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-2006 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Havensec Solutions provides accurate investigative results which requires experience, state-of-the-art equipment and highly trained operators.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Indirect evidenceRandburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-5003 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“What Is The Boutique Difference?/buːˈtiːk/ Noun: An establishment that is small, but sophisticated!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidenceAfrica, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-2001 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Custodian Global Security is a trusted leader in comprehensive security solutions in South Africa, providing unrivalled protection for individuals, assets, and information.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We believe that clients should have freedom to choose the right solution for their business needs” Truniq Professional Services proud Level 1 contributor was birthed on the 07th…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Partial evidenceBallito, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Spear Security Analysis Consulting, our approach goes beyond traditional security audits.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Personnel security services based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
4.6%Verified-email coverage
19.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
14.9%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
45
11-50
48
51-200
38
201-500
14
501-1,000
7
1,001-5,000
6
5,001-10,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 161 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among personnel security services, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “personnel security services”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names personnel security services), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among personnel security services, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 142 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names personnel security services, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many personnel security services are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 161 personnel security services headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Marshall Security, headquartered in Durban, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most personnel security services?

Johannesburg leads with 24 headquartered companies, followed by Pretoria (16) and Cape Town (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 142 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 161 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.