Joburg dumps security firms - and 4,000 guards score

05 July 2019 - 08:00
By Mpumzi Zuzile
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.
Image: Sunday Times Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.

Close to 4,000 security guards will have their lives changed for the better when the City of Johannesburg insources them from the end of September.

They will all now earn twice as much as the city reduces spending on security companies.