About us

Andre served in the South African Police Service for 16 years, gaining valuable experience whilst working in various specialised units in the police that concentrated on serious and violent crimes. Andre’s eye for detail and vast informer network led to him being appointed to the management team of tactical operations in respect of reconnaissance, information gathering and execution of projects relating to high priority crime, such as armed robbery, murder, vehicle hijacking and illegal weapons possession. Andre felt a need to further his professional career in the business sector and, since 2007, holds the position of Manager: Covert Operations at Justicia Investigations.

Bimal entered the security industry in 1996. In 2005, he was head hunted and joined the Symbiotix Group of companies as a payroll clerk. His vast experience in the security industry and his dedication to accuracy and fairness in a complex payroll environment soon escalated him to a management position. Bimal’s hands-on approach has been key to GSA maintaining an exemplary record with PSIRA over the years. With his strong administrative skills and professional management of Human Resources, Bimal is a key figure who enhances our happy team. Bimal’s dedication and desire to learn led to him completing his B Comm degree in Financial Management and under the keen eye of our Financial Director, Bimal was earmarked for a position on the Executive. The start of 2018 saw him becoming a Partner and Director in the security-related companies within the group, Guarding SA, Guarding SA Gauteng and Justicia Investigations.

A stickler for quality assurance, Christelle Horne initially trained and qualified in a medical discipline. After nine years in the forensic pharmacy environment, Christelle took up a position within the Group, assisting with the establishment of the Call Centre in 1999 and formulating standard operating procedures for the company to work towards ISO accreditation. As Director: Finance and Administration, Christelle manages the quality assurance and group administration portfolios. Call centre standards, including the protection of the whistleblower and conformance with the Protected Disclosures Act, falls within her portfolio.

Conrad van der Merwe joined the South African Police services in 1985 and served in various specialised units in the field of detective work. He was selected for his outstanding skills in intelligence gathering to join the National Intelligence Service. Promotion to the senior position of Project Manager of Covert Structure in 1994 saw Conrad dealing with specialised sensitive covert operations. In 1999 Justicia Investigations was in the fortunate position to welcome Conrad into their team and, from day one, he has been an invaluable component of the national operation. To date, Conrad personally oversees and remains involved in all aspects of his team’s operational functions and continues to produce excellent results for a happy client base. He holds the position of Regional Director: Gauteng and Freestate

Before moving into the private sector, Reg Horne gained thirteen years experience in the South African Police Service (SAPS). Reg completed the SAPS Advanced Detective Course and applied his expertise in criminal investigation in the Serious and Violent Crimes Unit. On recognising the growing demand in the private sector for an investigations service that could fill the gap between the service the SAPS were able to provide, and the service that the market actually needed, Reg established Justicia Investigations in 1992. Reg’s further vision to include role players within an organisation to acknowledge and evaluate their own risk factors, where the honest could be a mechanism to act against the dishonest without fear of reprisal, led to the establishment of Whistle Blowers (Pty) Ltd in 2000.