Keabetswe Modiroa is a safety and security professional with 17 years’ experience in the law enforcement/safety and security sector. She is currently employed by the University of the Free State to coordinate security operations on the South Campus and was previously responsible for events and evacuation coordination.

Before joining the UFS, she was a police officer with the rank of warrant officer serving as security events planning officer and events coordinator, events compliance officer, close protector, static protector for the VIP Protection Unit and the Presidential Protection Unit in the Free State and nationally. She has rendered close protection services to various heads of state and/or prominent identified persons, including the Secretary of the United Nations.

She previously worked for Absa (AllPay) as a paymaster, where she was responsible for the payment of social grants to SASSA beneficiaries and was subsequently promoted to treasury clerk (bulk teller) because of her aptitude for numbers.

Modiroa’s qualifications include, but are not limited to: NDip, BTech: Safety Management (Unisa). She is currently studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Security Management.

She also obtained certificates in Basic Policing, Basic and Advanced VIP Protection, Identification of Explosives, Advance Driving, and High-Speed Driving from various SAPS training academies. She also holds SAMTRAC, HIRA, and OHSAS Internal Audit certificates.