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Track record

  1. 01. Eskom: 69.4% fewer incidents
  2. 02. City Power: Since 2007
  3. 03. eThekwini Municipality: R23 m revenue
  4. 04. Transnet: 6 arrests / week
  5. 05. Telkom: 30 syndicates
  6. 06. Toyota: 50% less inventory loss
  7. 07. Gauteng Housing Department
  8. 08. World Wildlife Fund
  9. 09. Banking sector
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  • 01 · 02 · 07Central Gauteng
  • 06Boksburg
  • 04North Corridor
  • 03eThekwini
  • 08Western Cape
  • 05 · 09National
Schematic relief map of South Africa. Engagements are keyed by region only: Central Gauteng (Eskom, City Power, Gauteng Housing Department), Boksburg (Toyota), the North Corridor (Transnet), eThekwini (eThekwini Municipality) and the Western Cape (World Wildlife Fund). Telkom and the banking sector are national.

Engagements

KeyClientEngagementOutcome
01EskomSix-year infrastructure risk mitigation programme, Central Gauteng69.4% fewer network security incidents over 36 months; client-verified savings over R1.5 bn (repair costs, materials loss, service-delivery penalties)
02City PowerStrategic risk partner since 2007: network protection and illegal-connection profilingChanged how the municipality understands infrastructure crime, through socio-terrain mapping and predictive risk analytics
03eThekwini MunicipalityTwo phases (2019–2021, and current): infrastructure monitoring, illegal-electricity investigationRevenue collection uplift to R23 m through intelligence-led evidence and network stabilisation
04TransnetOutcome-based security solution, North Corridor freight railRapid reduction in cable theft and vandalism; average of six arrests per week
05TelkomIntelligence-driven pilot on telecoms infrastructure30 criminal syndicates identified and infiltrated; new modus operandi and supply-chain vulnerabilities exposed
06ToyotaInvestigation of organised parts theft, Boksburg distribution centre50% reduction in inventory loss
07Gauteng Housing DepartmentAnti-corruption intelligence investigationsCriminal networks identified; financial controls restructured
08World Wildlife FundCommunity-led intelligence on Western Cape rock lobster poachingNew socio-ecological insights for conservation enforcement
09Banking sectorTactical operations against ATM-bombing syndicatesKey arrests, syndicate eliminated, law-enforcement liaison

Origin

Amahlo Consulting was founded in 2001 by veterans of South Africa's Special Task Group and Military Special Forces.

It was set up to close the intelligence gap that lets adversaries operate with impunity inside commercial ecosystems, taking value through systematic exploitation rather than opportunistic theft. Today the firm draws on 150 years of combined operational experience.

  • Founded 2001
  • 100% black-owned SME
  • Level 1 B-BBEE contributor

Leadership

Roles and service histories only: positions and experience stated exactly, identities never published.

  • Head of Risk Intelligence

    Name
    Service
    Former Lieutenant in the SA Military Special Forces and veteran of the foreign intelligence service's Special Task Group. 25 years of operational experience in infiltrating hard targets, international organised crime and foreign economic intelligence. Founded Amahlo in 2001 on leaving government service. Architect of programmes that have delivered more than R1.5 bn in verified savings for major infrastructure clients.
    Remit
    Directs the Crime Risk Intelligence Centre and all strategic intelligence operations.

  • Head of Strategy

    Name
    Service
    18 years in the state intelligence environment, ending as Joint Head of the Special Task Group of the South African Secret Service. Work spans international organised crime, foreign economic intelligence and global illicit-trade investigations across several continents, with a special commendation for excellence in operational strategy.
    Remit
    Oversees strategic development, client solution architecture, and turning intelligence into risk-mitigation frameworks.

  • Head of Operations

    Name
    Service
    33 years in the SA Military Special Forces, retiring as Regimental Sergeant Major of SA Special Forces at HQ. Led the SANDF's benchmarking of Special Forces selection and training standards.
    Remit
    Directs all field operations and physical security deployments, and ensures force readiness.

  • Head of Technology

    Name
    Remit
    Leads Amahlo's integrated security technology: geospatial intelligence, open-source platforms, big-data analytics and cyber security infrastructure. Fuses ground surveillance, facial recognition and telemetry with human intelligence operations, and keeps the technological edge behind Amahlo's predictive risk analytics.

  • Head of Capacity Building

    Name
    Service
    16 years in the SA Military Special Forces, specialising in advanced surveillance, urban operations and tactical intelligence collection. Commissioned officer who served as Team Leader and Wing Commander on complex collection operations, with extensive liaison with national law-enforcement intelligence units.
    Remit
    Designs and delivers professional development programmes in risk intelligence.

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