The eThekwini security and VIP-protection procurement stream: six contracts (CMS 0031, 1C 15104, 1C 18709, 1C 20359, 1X 31747, 1C 29300) added to the SIU's Proclamation 226 of 2024 investigation in September 2026, while the city budgeted R318m for guards in 2026/27.