Pretoria – The hundreds of police officers tasked with ensuring that the 2010 FIFA World Cup goes off without a hitch – have been urged to make South Africa proud. Giving the officers a pep talk before they left to take up their posts in and around Soccer City on Friday, ahead of the Opening [...]
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Police on the ball during World Cup
Pretoria – On the eve of the biggest sporting event in the world, South African police has assured visitors and locals that they have nothing to fear. While all efforts will be directed to ensuring that the World Cup goes off smoothly and soccer players and fans are safe, normal police services will continue. Government [...]
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Government urges media to be responsible
Pretoria – Government has urged the media to be responsible and abide by the rule of law when performing their duties during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This follows reports that a South African journalist has been temporarily detained by the South African Police Service (SAPS) for interfering in a police investigation at a crime [...]
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Bad fan behaviour will be given the boot
Pretoria – Local football fans have been urged to put their best foot forward during the Soccer World Cup to ensure the tournament goes off smoothly. Government spokesman Themba Maseko said after the stampede at the Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa on Sunday, fans needed to take responsibility for their behaviour and make sure the World [...]
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Traffic authorities gear up for World Cup
Pretoria-With the World Cup nearing, traffic officers who will be working beyond their normal hours have already been deployed to strategic points. In a statement, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) together with provincial traffic authorities said their objective is to have an incident free World Cup. “Traffic officers are already deployed to all strategic [...]
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World Cup security on track
Pretoria – There are no security threats to next week’s Soccer World Cup. This was the assurance from the Police Commissioner, General Bheki Cele, after he and Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa met with MECs responsible for safety and security in Cape Town on Thursday. With a week to go before kick-off, Cele said local police, [...]
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Swift justice for World Cup crime
Pretoria – Less than a week after courts dedicated to hearing World Cup related offences opened, they have already had to deal with four cases. Speaking at the announcement of the dedicated courts in Randburg on Thursday, Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Menzi Simelane said one of the cases related to the theft of money [...]
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Police out in full force to ensure World Cup safety
Pretoria – More than 40 000 South African Police Service (SAPS) members will be deployed to all nine host cities during the 2010 FIFA World Cup to ensure the safety of soccer fans and the teams. The police will also be deployed to all ports of entry, airports, sea ports and all 54 land ports. [...]
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Port Elizabeth Passes Security Readiness Test
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, situated in the city of Port Elizabeth, was the scene of a simulation exercise on Saturday 29 May 2010 to test the city’s state of readiness for the upcoming FIFA World Cup games. Taking part in the simulation exercise were role players from the city’s emergency services – Traffic, Emergency [...]
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Special courts ready for World Cup
Pretoria – Hooligans and criminals who disregard the country’s laws during the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be red carded by the law, Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel has warned. Nel told BuaNews that the 54 special courts set up by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to hear matters related to the World [...]
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OR Tambo Beefs up Team Security
Johannesburg – A separate terminal has been set up at OR Tambo International Airport for the 31 soccer teams that will be arriving in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup, Airports Company South Africa said on Tuesday. It said the move aimed at both assuring the security of the teams while at the same [...]
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Visas, border security ready for World Cup
Cape Town – With 22 days till the kick off of the FIFA World Cup, South Africa was on track to issue free visas to soccer fans and process the thousands of visitors expected in the country next month. Addressing the Joint Committees on the State of Readiness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Home [...]
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Cele says SA will deliver a safe, secure World Cup
Durban – South Africa’s security forces are ready for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele. At a police simulation exercise in Durban on Thursday at the newly built King Shaka International Airport, Cele said over 40 000 police officers would be ready to deal with any eventuality. During the [...]
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Green light for World Cup security
Johannesburg – The 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) has reiterated that the FIFA World Cup will be safe. Following the murder of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) leader, Eugene Terre’Blanche, the rightwing group has called for international visitors not to come to South Africa as their safety would not be guaranteed. Speaking at a media briefing [...]
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FIFA, INTERPOL and Teams Show Confidence in Security Plans for the World Cup
The South African Police Service (SAPS) presented the South African government’s security plans for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ to the police representatives and chiefs of security of the participating countries during a two-day workshop held on 4-5 March at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The discussions, which also included representatives of FIFA, the [...]
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