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Hi-Tech Security Business Directory (HSBD)
Communica

53 Landmarks Avenue, Samrand, Centurion

tel:  
+27 12 657 3500
cell:  
+27 79 696 4002
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.communica.co.za

Core business offering: Communica is a South African importer, wholesale distributor, B2B, and retailer specialising in a diverse range of products. It offers premium solutions in CCTV, audio and video intercoms, intrusion detection systems, solar solutions, smart home devices, IoT devices, batteries, cables, test and measurement instruments, and tools and production equipment.


Cape Town

tel: +27 21 510 2055
[email protected]
Pretoria

tel: +27 12 328 7008
[email protected]
Samrand - Head Office

tel: +27 12 657 3500
[email protected]
Dalwai, Bashier
Cape Regional Manager
[email protected]
Hassim, Yusuf
Group Operations Officer
[email protected]
Khan, Afzal
Retail Sales Manager
[email protected]
Shaboddin, Ziyaad
Group Executive Officer
[email protected]
Waja, Farhana
Pretoria Regional Manager
[email protected]
AC DC Dynamics
(Sub Agency)
Accentronix
(Sub Agency)
Aiphone
(Sub Agency)
AirLive
(Sole Agency)
Ajax Systems
(Sub Agency)
Amatec
(Sub Agency)
Atsumi
(Shared Agency)
Centurion
(Sub Agency)
Dahua Technology
(Sub Agency)
DSC
(Sub Agency)
Fibaro
(Sub Agency)
Fluke
(Sub Agency)
Gemini
(Sub Agency)
Hikvision
(Sub Agency)
iBASE Technology
(Sole Agency)
IDS
(Sub Agency)
IMOU
(Sub Agency)
ITC
(Shared Agency)
Kedacom
(Sub Agency)
Lansidun
(Sole Agency)
Logipix
(Sole Agency)
LongHorn
(Sub Agency)
Luminous Inverters
(Sub Agency)
Mobotix
(Shared Agency)
Nemtek
(Sub Agency)
Nice
(Sub Agency)
Olarm
(Sub Agency)
OPTEX
(Sub Agency)
Paradox
(Sub Agency)
ParaVision
(Sub Agency)
Securiton
(Installer)
Sentry
(Sub Agency)
Shenzhen Jianing Star
(Sole Agency)
SonOff
(Shared Agency)
Sunell
(Sub Agency)
Takex
(Sub Agency)
Texecom
(Sub Agency)
Triwatcher
(Sole Agency)
Tuya
(Shared Agency)
TVT
(Sub Agency)
Ubiquiti
(Sub Agency)
Uni-T
(Sub Agency)
Uniview
(Sub Agency)
Visonic
(Shared Agency)
Voltronic
(Sub Agency)
Xytron
(Sole Agency)
ZKTeco
(Sub Agency)
Section - Access control & identity management
-Access control readers & control units
-Card technology
- Proximity
- RFID
- Smartcard
-Control systems
- Card/keypad combination
- Parking management/control software
- Time & attendance integration
-Facial recognition
-Fingerprint analysis
Section - Alarm systems - sensors, panels & systems
-Annunciators, lights
-Annunciators, sirens
-Central station & remote monitoring equipment
- Audio equipment
- Digital communicating equipment
- Remote controls with zone annunciation
- Remote release
-Control panels
- Arm/disarm stations
- I/O expanders
- Programmable remotely
- Remote stations
- Touch screen
- Wireless
- Zone expanders
-Miscellaneous alarm equipment
- Batteries
- Battery backup
- Battery testers/analysers
- Cabinets & racks
- Installation materials
-Power or environment sensors
- AC & UPS power failure protection
- Fire
- Gas/toxic vapour
- Humidity
- Lightning protection devices
- Surge protection devices
- Temperature
- Water presence/level
-Remote monitoring
- GSM/cellular
-Audio
-Dual technology detectors
-Electromagnetic, field disturbance
-Infrared illuminators
-Infrared, active
-Infrared, passive (PIR)
-Motion detectors
-Photoelectric beam
-Proximity sensors
-Vibration sensors
-Audio detection
- Audio discriminators/microphones
-Contacts, door & window switches
-Emergency switches
-Frequency-tuned sensors
- Glass-break sensors (on glass)
-Light sensors
-Motion detectors
- Dual detectors
- Infrared, passive
- Microwave
- Photoelectric
- Ultrasonic
- Video motion detectors
-Panic buttons
-Proximity sensor
-Vibration/shock detectors
Section - Communications equipment
-GSM cellular
-Intercoms
- Standalone intercoms
- Videophone intercoms
-IP/network
-Public address & paging systems
-Recording, audio/video equipment
-Routers/modems
Section - IoT/IT security infrastructure
-Cables & fibres
-Connectors
-Enclosures, racks & consoles
- Cabinets - free-standing
- Cabinets - wall mounted
- Consoles - workstations, desk
- Racks & sub-racks
-Wireless security
-Network hardware
-Network management s/w
-Other networking equipment
-Routers & switches
-Wireless networking
-Batteries - chargeable
-Batteries - non-chargeable
-Battery charging systems
-Battery packs
-Constant voltage transformer
-Fixed voltage
- AC-DC converter
- DC-DC converter
- Regulated
- Unregulated
-Frequency converters
-Inverters
-Lightning arresters
-Other batteries & backup power supplies
-Power cables
-Power failure warning system
-Power surge protectors & filters
-Solar power solutions
-Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
- Continuous
- Standby
-Variable voltage DC
-Voltage surge suppressors
-Alarms & intrusion
-Integrated mobile management platforms
-Integrated solutions
-Networking & communications
-Perimeter
-Power management
- Electrical equipment (invertors, surge protectors etc)
- Generators and power generation
- Solar/Green solutions
- UPS/batteries
-Smart home cloud services
-Surveillance
Section - Surveillance equipment
-Consoles/enclosures for CCTV systems
-Housings, camera
- Domes/spheres/hemispheres
- Dust-proof
- Ergonomic (indoor)
- Explosion-proof
- Extreme environmental
- High-temperature
- Integrated low-light enhancement
- Vandal-proof
- Weather-proof
-Lighting
- Control devices
- Infrared
- Portable generators & lights
- Security
-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/drones
-Video monitors
-Video multiplexers
-Camera controls
- Multiplexers
- Pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ indoor)
- Pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ outdoor)
- Remote control devices
- Sequencers
-Cameras
- Body-worn cameras Cameras: Body-worn cameras
- Combination thermal & visual sensors Cameras: Combination thermal & visual sensors
- Concealed, covert
- Fixed Cameras: Fixed
- High definition (HD) - IP
- High definition (HD) analogue
- Industrial use thermals
- Infrared
- Low light
- Network/IP
- Night vision equipment
- PTZ Cameras: PTZ
- Simulated/dummy Cameras: Simulated/dummy Cameras: Simulated/dummy
-Digital video systems
- Storage systems
- Visual verification systems
-Lenses
- Fixed focal length
- Panoramic
- Varifocal
- Zoom (motorised)
-Perimeter solutions
- Dual thermal/visual camera monitoring
- Thermal camera monitoring
-Thermal cameras
- Fixed
- Industrial use
- Long distance
-Vehicle CCTV systems
-Video multiplexers
-Video recorders
- Digital video recorders (DVR)
- Hybrid video recorders (XVR)
- Network video recorders (NVR)
News from Communica:
Communica to distribute TVT
August 2017, Surveillance, Products & Solutions, Communica

The Communica Group recently added the TVT range of surveillance solutions to its product catalogue.

High-voltage opto-isolator
16 February 2011, Opto-Electronics, Communica

Providing power electronics design engineers with a high-voltage optoisolator designed for use in harsh environments and explosion-proof applications, OPTEK Technology has developed a UL- and VDE-rated ...

Communica named as one of the Top 300 BEE companies
6 October 2004, News, Communica

The Communica website (www.communica.co.za) will be fully interactive shortly, and the company intends this to be a most valuable source of technical information as well as an order entry terminal for customers

Security news:
Master Lock launches Elite Padlock series
September 2026, Asset Management, Products & Solutions

Re-engineered from the ground up, the range offers advanced protection against cutting, picking, prying, impact attacks, and harsh weather conditions, making it the ideal choice for both security-conscious consumers and demanding professional users.

Your “POPIA Certification” does not exist
SMART Estate Security Handbook 2026, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry), ATG Digital

There is a dangerous “POPIA Certified” myth that is making the rounds, and if you are duped, it will expose your business to legal and financial risk. ATG Digital separates POPI Act compliance fact from fiction for legitimate peace of mind.

Describe the job, reach relevant suppliers
September 2026, News & Events

Describe the job in your own words and let Headcore help you find the right suppliers. Buyers post free; suppliers pay only to respond. No subscription, no monthly fee, no commission on the work you win.

From camera feeds to action
SMART Estate Security Handbook 2026, Surveillance, Residential Estate (Industry), Products & Solutions, DeepAlert

Residential estates have invested heavily in cameras, guards, access control and perimeter protection. One important question is often overlooked: what happens when a camera actually detects something?

Trusted identity: the next step in estate security
SMART Estate Security Handbook 2026, Access Control & Identity Management, Residential Estate (Industry), IDEMIA

Replacing a card or PIN with a fingerprint or facial reader does not automatically create a secure identity environment. Secure enrolment, presentation-attack detection, biometric matching, protected templates, encryption, and integrating identity with the wider access control environment matter.

PSiRA cooperates with SIU investigation
September 2026, News & Events

The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) confirms that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) conducted an operation at the Authority in September 2026 as part of an investigation and is cooperating fully with the investigation.

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