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TSU Protection Services
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ABOUT US

Enabling blue-chip companies, their leaders, and their people to operate with confidence since 1999.

WHO WE ARE

PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION

Founded in 1999 by a former member of the South African Police Service Special Task Force, TSU Protection Services delivers executive protection, tactical response, guarding, riot control, armed escort, consulting, and 24/7 monitoring to blue-chip companies across South Africa.

CHRIS BEUKES

Founder and Chairman

Chris Beukes

OUR PEOPLE

Our clients deserve better than the industry norm, which is why TSU is led by former Special Task Force operators, police commanders, and specialists with decades of field experience.

  • Chris Beukes

    Chris Beukes

    Chairman

  • Anton Lume

    Anton Lume

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Xanti Bam

    Xanti Bam

    Director

  • Wendy Ngakane

    Wendy Ngakane

    Head of Human Resources

  • Coenraad (Coenie) Beukes

    Coenraad (Coenie) Beukes

    Non-Executive Director

  • Corné van As

    Corné van As

    Chief Operations Officer

  • Johannes (Waggies) Wagener

    Johannes (Waggies) Wagener

    Security Operations Manager

  • Debby Ncwana

    Debby Ncwana

    Recruitment Manager

  • Pierre Bekker

    Pierre Bekker

    Director, TSU Technical Solutions

  • Johan Fryer

    Johan Fryer

    Director, TSU Training Solutions

  • Elsje Oosthuizen

    Elsje Oosthuizen

    Director, TSU Investigation Services

  • Debora Hammann

    Debora Hammann

    Operations Manager, Executive Protection

  • Peet Viljoen

    Peet Viljoen

    Head of Polygraph & Investigations

  • Herman Bosman

    Herman Bosman

    Director, KIMS-International

  • John Hennop

    John Hennop

    K9, Gauteng

OUR PURPOSE, MISSION, AND VISION

01

WHAT OUR CLIENTS FACE

Minimising security risk is crucial in today's business environment. Choose the wrong security partner and your assets, property, and even the lives of your personnel are placed at risk. Too often, providers win contracts on price and cut training to survive.

02

WHERE THE ANSWER LIES

Highly trained professionals—that was the gap in South Africa's private security market in 1999. Selection and training based on the methods of specialised police and military units is what separates real protection from a uniform at the gate.

03

HOW WE DELIVER

TSU was formed to close that gap. We commit to a contract only when we have the resources to deliver it to our own standards, work closely with law enforcement within the letter of the law, and invest continuously in our people.

COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION FOR THE MOST COMPLEX RISKS

  • Riot/APT shield line at a mine/industrial site (very wide, small)

    Help mining operations protect people and property through strikes, plant closures, and unrest—with discipline and restraint.

  • Two suited CPOs at the open rear door of a black Mercedes E-Class, principal seated, residential driveway

    Give corporate boards close protection for their executives, dignitaries, and high-profile guests.

  • Three black SUVs in convoy on a rural road

    Offer the diamond and jewellery trade armed collection and delivery of high-value parcels.

  • Guard checking an SUV at a gatehouse (plate blurred)

    Provide facilities managers with trained guards, K9 units, and a 24/7 control room behind them.

  • Same Mercedes scene, alternate frame: CPO opening rear door, second agent watching

    Ensure that the families of travelling executives have support for every emergency at home.

  • Two suited men at a whiteboard running a risk assessment

    Help public, private, and non-governmental organisations assess risk before entering unfamiliar regions.

Explore Our Services

HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, TRUSTED BY BLUE-CHIP COMPANIES ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA

  • SPECIALIST SELECTION

    Our members pass a strict selection and training process based on the methods used by specialised units in the South African Police and military.

  • ALWAYS-ON SUPPORT

    Our national control centre logs every call, monitors nearly 900 cameras, and dispatches response teams—so clients are never more than a call away.

  • SOUND BUSINESS ETHICS

    We work closely with official law enforcement agencies and adhere strictly to the letter of the law, a boundary we will never overstep.

  • ONE INTEGRATED PACKAGE

    Where clients would otherwise juggle several providers, TSU offers an integrated package of security services and holds any outside vendor to the same standards.

  • PEOPLE FIRST

    Our staff are our greatest asset, which is why we commit to developing every member to their full potential through ongoing training and measurable targets.

AFRICAN ROOTS, CONTINENTAL REACH

Morocco — RabatEgypt — CairoMauritania — NouakchottMali — BamakoChad — N'DjamenaSenegal — DakarThe Gambia — BanjulSudan — KhartoumBurkina Faso — OuagadougouDjibouti — DjiboutiBenin — Porto-NovoEthiopia — Addis AbabaNigeria — AbujaSierra Leone — FreetownGhana — AccraCôte d'Ivoire — AbidjanTogo — LoméSomalia — MogadishuUganda — KampalaKenya — NairobiRwanda — KigaliBurundi — BujumburaDR Congo — KinshasaTanzania — DodomaAngola — LuandaZambia — LusakaMalawi — LilongweMozambique — MaputoZimbabwe — HarareMauritius — Port LouisBotswana — GaboroneNamibia — WindhoekEswatini — MbabaneLesotho — MaseruSouth Africa — Pretoria

Countries of service for the TSU Group through TSU International. This map does not mean TSU Protection Services itself has operated in every country listed.

SUCCESS STORIES

BRINGING CALM TO CRITICAL SITUATIONS

At work across South Africa, TSU is proud to help clients protect their people, assets, and operations in even the most volatile conditions.

Suited close-protection officer with earpiece at the door of a silver Audi A6, team behind
Field Report

TSU Completes 3,500+ Close Protection Deployments Without a Single Incident

See how the TSU close protection department delivered more than 3,500 deployments in six months with zero incidents and zero client complaints.

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Riot shield line advancing through pink smoke
Field Report

Strike and Riot Teams Complete Two 20-Member Deployments Without Incident

Learn how TSU strike and riot teams, trained at Leopards Valley, protected client operations through two deployments in the first half of 2025.

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RISK IS WHERE THE CONVERSATION BEGINS