Many high-level meetings and working groups have taken place over the past year to advance Africa's development agenda. As business and government aim to grow the GDP by at least 3%, the shocking fact remains; in Africa alone nearly $90-billion, or about 3.7% of the continent's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is lost yearly to illicit financial flows. Unless porous borders across land-air-sea are secured against Transnational Organised Crime, economic pressures will keep rising and profits will deplete.

Supporting the resources on the ground who are fighting to secure physical and invisible borders should be the first priority. Funding and security upgrades are one thing and shared resources between private and public security another, but the fact remains that a multifaceted approach is required and all stakeholders will need to join hands.

Pinpoint Stewards, a South African business, have invited some of the key stakeholders and organisations facing this mammoth geographical task to address Transnational Organised Crime Prevention during a two day conference on 26 and 27 November at the Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg.

Rising to the challenge to address the exploitation relating to illicit trade are:

Kindly email the organisers for more info at [email protected] or register online at https://pinpointstewards.co.za/

All-access tickets are available at R7800 per person, Book 3 get the 4th FREE! Discounted rate for Government and SOE's. Online option available for groups of 6 or more.

This is where South Africa's security forces, government enforcement entities and business defines its path forward against illicit trade.