Security guru Rory Steyn on Olympics; getting F1 back to Kyalami and protecting against assassins

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Given recent news flow this is a highly topical interview featuring international expert Rory Steyn, co-founder of NSA Global Security Consultants. Best known to the public for his role as Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard, since leaving the VIP protection team in the late 1990s Steyn and his partners built NSA into a global leader in security management at major international sporting events including soccer, cricket and rugby world cups and the Olympics. In this wide-ranging interview he shares insights on unseen challenges at the Paris games; bringing Formula One back to SA; and the spate of assassination attempts here and abroad. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
23 Jul 2024 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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