TAPP
Making townships safe
TAPP a registered non-profit Public Benefit Organisation with the mission of building a scalable, locally-run private security system for townships.
Building safer communities together
Your Contribution Makes a Difference
Every panic wearable you sponsor gives a Kayamandi resident the power to call for help instantly. With one tap, they can alert our command centre and dispatch security responders.
R100 = 1 Panic Wearable
Distributed free to Kayamandi residents
100% of donations go directly into the Panic Button Fund. TAPP is a registered non-profit PBO — your contribution may be tax-deductible.
Once-off contribution
R100 = 1 panic wearable distributed free in Kayamandi
100% goes into the Panic Button Fund for free wearables in TAPP communities
For manual EFTs please email info@tapp.org.za
Corporate & Foundation Partnerships
Looking to make a significant impact? We welcome partnerships with businesses, foundations, and organisations committed to building safer communities. Let's discuss how we can work together.
Should you wish to make a monthly contribution please let us know, alternatively if you make 2 regular payments we will email you to check if you would like that setup.
Our Story
We started TAPP in December 2025 after the murder of the deputy principal of Kayamandi Primary School in broad daylight in front of all the children and teachers. The killers were never arrested.
We realised that there's no point investing in township infrastructure if there is that level of crime and impunity. Before we can invest in townships, we must make them safe.
Instead of waiting for the government to save the townships, we must find a way for the private sector to help fight crime.
“Private security has already proven effective for leafy suburbs. Why not bring it to townships — but with a business model that doesn't require residents to pay?”
TAPP's true innovation is creating a business model that indirectly funds township private security.
Why TAPP Exists
What is TAPP?
TAPP — The Alex Peace Project — is a registered non-profit Public Benefit Organisation with the mission of introducing free private security to township communities.
TAPP works closely with SAPS, the NPA, local prosecutors, local community policing forums, local private security companies and the community.
Morally Wrong
The most dangerous communities in South Africa are in townships. People living in townships live in daily fear. That is morally wrong.
Economic Handbrake
It is a handbrake on the economy. If we can make the townships safe, the entire SA economy will receive an injection of growth.
We Are All Connected
Middle-class South Africans and businesses will never truly be safe until the townships are safe. Safe townships mean a safer South Africa for everyone.
How It Works
Detect
Panic wearables and community alerts feed into our command centre
Respond
Drones and local private security dispatched with GPS coordinates
Convict
Working with SAPS and NPA to ensure arrests lead to convictions
TAPP outsources all work to local service providers. The only work that remains in TAPP is the data gathering and command centre needed for response coordination.
See It In Action
Follow a live emergency from the first alert to a resolved incident — every step of the TAPP response, visualised.
Protected Neighborhood
Every home in the community is fitted with a TAPP alarm, quietly standing guard around the clock.
How Much Does It Cost?
Township residents do not pay
Municipalities do not pay
Funded by private donors
Upfront funding is provided by private donors with an interest in that specific community — employers or foundations. Ongoing running costs are covered by revenues generated from security and data services provided to large organizations.
A crisis hiding in plain sight
Most South Africans live in fear.
Not somewhere distant. Not someone else's problem. Right here. Right now. In the townships that are the beating heart of this country.
This is not someone else's problem.
Township crime doesn't stop at the township boundary. It bleeds into every suburb, every school run, every business, every life in this country. What happens in Kayamandi matters to Constantia. What happens in Soweto matters to Sandton.
We are one nation, and we are all paying the price.
“Most South Africans live in fear. This is our shot at trying to change that.”
Choose to act.
If you believe township crime is a crisis for all of us — help TAPP prove that it can be stopped. Every rand counts. Every contribution brings Kayamandi — and every township after it — one step closer to safety.
TAPP Partners
“Life in the townships is dangerous. There is not a day that goes by without somebody being stabbed or assaulted. And violence is carried out of the townships in the white living areas. People are afraid to walk alone in the streets after dark. Housebreakings and robberies are increasing.”