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Why South Africa needs a modernised Central Firearms Registry
19 Jun 2026In practice the CFR has faced years of criticism over administrative inefficiency, lost documentation, extensive backlogs, corruption allegations and outdated paper-based systems.
Unarmed and unprepared: How the proposed PSIRA amendments threaten the safety of every South African
12 Jun 2026The draft amendment of thePrivate Security Industry Firearms Regulations, published by the Minister of Police under the Private Security Industry Regulation Act (Act 56 of...
CSSA challenges government to prove disarming law-abiding citizens will make South Africa safer in open letter
12 Jun 2026"If government wants to remove self-defence as a lawful motivation for firearm ownership, it must first answer a simple question: how will doing so make...
The other side of the “new evidence” coin: why disarming citizens won’t stop criminals
05 Jun 2026By conflating the law-abiding citizen who is protecting their family in a home invasion with a criminal wielding a smuggled firearm, GFSA ignores the reality...
CSSA: South Africans are being failed while government focuses on disarming the law-abiding
28 May 2026The priorities are completely upside down. Instead of focusing every available resource on tracing violent parole absconders, dismantling criminal networks and restoring consequence for violent...
CSSA: Violent crime proves South Africans cannot be disarmed and left defenceless
22 May 2026“The state cannot acknowledge that violent crime is out of control while simultaneously trying to weaken the public’s ability to protect themselves,” said Clark. “No...
Farm Attacks and murders in South Africa: A Government Failing Its Most Vulnerable Citizens
05 May 2026The above outlines, in clear and simple terms, that the government’s implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy, a policy designed to improve visibility, coordination and...
CSSA: Military base breach exposes state as source of criminal firepower
01 May 2026Lawful firearm owners and private security companies are subjected to regulation after regulation, yet the state cannot secure its own weapons. When military bases are...
CSSA: Failing regulator has no mandate to weaken South Africa’s private security frontline
28 Apr 2026CSSA maintains that the priority must be to strengthen the private security sector, not restrict it. This includes recognising its critical role in national safety,...
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