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Evaluating the significance of the private security companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s national security
Thesis (MMil)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| author | Radebe, Vuyisile January Solomon |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132484 Evaluating the significance of the private security companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s national security Radebe, Vuyisile January Solomon Khanyile, M. B. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Military Science. Dept. of Industrial Psychology (Mil). Private security services -- South Africa National security -- South Africa Security sector -- South Africa Private military companies -- South Africa Internal security -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MMil)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Radebe, V. J. S. 2025. Evaluating the Significance of the Private Security Companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s National Security. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/dae6cd32-db32-4e85-b569-bde13b2a9a42 ENGLISH ABSTRACT: National Security is the prime domain of government, although other nonstate actors such as Private Security Companies (PSCs) may contribute to the effort. Previous research on the PSCs has predominantly focused on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) dynamic in the evolving policing space, with the view to enhancing public safety and security. In contrast, this study relied on the Nodal Governance Theory to focus on the significance of Private Security Companies in the National Security of the South Africa, an area that has hitherto received minimal research attention. Purposive sampling that targets knowledgeable officers from the military, police and the private security companies was used. Interviews were conducted to tease out the officers’ lived experiences regarding the significance of the PSCs to national security. Thematic Content Analysis was employed as a way of making sense of the respondents’ shared experiences, from which themes were identified for closer scrutiny. The findings of the study indicated strong support for the argument that PSCs are significant to South Africa’s national security. Although they may be regarded as force-multipliers to law-enforcement agencies, extreme caution will need to be exercised towards formal incorporation of these companies into the national security architecture of the country. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar nie. Masters 2025-06-09T13:35:08Z 2025-06-09T13:35:08Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132484 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 91 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Private security services -- South Africa National security -- South Africa Security sector -- South Africa Private military companies -- South Africa Internal security -- South Africa UCTD Radebe, Vuyisile January Solomon Evaluating the significance of the private security companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s national security |
| title | Evaluating the significance of the private security companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s national security |
| title_full | Evaluating the significance of the private security companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s national security |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the significance of the private security companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s national security |
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| title_short | Evaluating the significance of the private security companies (PSCs) to South Africa’s national security |
| title_sort | evaluating the significance of the private security companies pscs to south africa s national security |
| topic | Private security services -- South Africa National security -- South Africa Security sector -- South Africa Private military companies -- South Africa Internal security -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132484 |
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