For decades, mining corporations have treated employee screening as a necessary friction point, an operational cost to be managed rather than a strategic capability to be optimised. A new generation of full-body X-ray technology, purpose-built for the realities of high-throughput precious-metals environments, is beginning to change that calculus.

The JUKA 614 security checkpoint full body X-ray scanner provides the best possible image at the lowest health risk in the shortest time, by making use of the smallest footprint at the lowest cost.

Providing the best possible image at the lowest health risk in the shortest time, by making use of the smallest footprint at the lowest cost.

Customers who opt for best-of-breed solutions will have to rely on their integrators to develop customised integrated solutions for them.

Veracitech has developed access control plug-ins on the Babylon platform to add certifications and key management decision-making to traditional access control.

The vast areas covered by mining operations present security challenges such as the ability to provide effective perimeter protection and surveillance, while maintaining reliable communications between remote areas and control rooms.

The SMART Security Summit 2026, to be hosted by SMART Security Solutions at the Indaba Conference Centre in Fourways on 10 September 2026, will deliver a roadmap from reactive survival to structured resilience.

Constitutional Court and appellate decisions shine a spotlight on the potentially massive civil liability that security companies could face for operational failures and, in certain circumstances, the conduct of employees – exposure often not covered by public liability insurance.

While most businesses are still focused on guarding the wall, the perimeter today has moved to the login screen, according to Christo Coetzer, founder and managing director of BlueVision Technologies.