| FIFA clams up over pay dispute - 16/06/2010 |
FIFA and South Africa’s World Cup organisers went on the defensive on Wednesday about security issues at five World Cup stadiums caused by a stewards’ strike over low pay, notes a Sport24 report. Officials for FIFA and the organising committee declined to address the problems at their daily news briefing, referring all questions to police. ’We have nothing further to say about the security issue, please call the police,’ committee spokesperson Rich Mkhondo said.
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| Guards try to torch office - 16/06/2010 |
Two World Cup stadium security guards protesting over low wages tried to torch their employer’s office in Durban on Wednesday morning. Sport24 reports that security guards were gathering outside Stallion Security’s premises in Stamford Hill Road when two of them lit newspapers and approached the building. Their colleagues stopped them while others ran away.
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| WC guards fired - 15/06/2010 |
About two thousand disgruntled security guards, watched closely by riot police, handed in their uniforms and received their pay outside Moses Mabhida stadium on Tuesday, two days after violent scenes at the World Cup venue. Sport24 reports that police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesting guards, unhappy at the level of pay they were being given, after Germany’s victory over Australia on Sunday.
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| Police take over at CT stadium - 15/06/2010 |
More than 1 000 police trainees were deployed to Cape Town Stadium yesterday evening after striking security officials walked off ahead of a World Cup match between Italy and Paraguay, Western Cape police said. ’Additional personnel from the city’s law enforcement, traffic services and metro police were also deployed to fill the void left by the striking stewards,’ said Colonel Billy Jones. The Herald reports that the trainees were from the Bishop Lavis and Philippi police colleges.
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Full report in The Herald
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| Bomb threat at CT Fan Fest - 15/06/2010 |
A man who told security at the Cape Town Fan Fest he had a bomb in his bag appeared in the city’s Magistrate’s Court. ’While entering the main entrance at the Fan Fest, he refused to be searched and told security personnel that he had a bomb in his bag. It is alleged that he repeated the verbal treat three times,’ said Colonel Billy Jones. Sport24 reports that Simphiwe Mshweshwe was arrested at about 15:00 after the police dog unit found he was not carrying a bomb.
He was charged with contravening the Explosives Act when he briefly appeared in the court on Monday night.
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| Brazilian held for theft in CT - 14/06/2010 |
Police have arrested a Brazilian man for allegedly stealing two handbags at a restaurant, an official said on Monday. Colonel Billy Jones said the 51-year-old man and three companions were among those who watched the World Cup opening match at a restaurant at the Cape Quarter in Green Point on Friday.
The man and his friends allegedly stole two handbags belonging to two South African women. The man appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Saturday.
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| ’They only gave us R190!’ - 14/06/2010 |
Durban police vowed to arrest those who led the protest at Moses Mabhida Stadium. ’We are busy investigating and we believe that some will be arrested soon because they are known,’ Brigadier Phindile Radebe said. According to the Associated Press about 300 security stewards protested about low wages after the game between Germany and Australia.
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| TV crew robbed – 13/06/2010 |
Burglars stole camera equipment worth $70 000 from a New Zealand television crew covering the World Cup in South Africa, notes areport on the News24 site. The theft took place at a hotel in northwestern Rustenburg, where the All Whites are due to play Slovakia on Tuesday, when a door was forced open with a jemmy (short crowbar) while the crew was out having dinner, TVNZ said on its website.
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| SA passes key test - 13/06/2010 |
South African police passed their first major security test of the World Cup on Saturday as potential flashpoint matches involving Argentina and England went off peacefully. Sport24 reports that after a dozen suspected hooligans were arrested at Johannesburg airport, police staged a show of strength at Argentina’s match against Nigeria in the same city and England versus the United States in northwestern Rustenburg.
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| Police suspect inside job in Uruguay theft - 13/06/2010 |
The Uruguay soccer team have refused to press charges after $12 000 was stolen from two players’ hotel rooms in Cape Town - apparently because one of their own delegation was behind the theft. It is understood that the team were staying at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands, which was crawling with police yesterday. Police spokeswoman Brigadier Sally de Beer confirmed that thieves had broken into two of the players’ hotel rooms in Newlands while they were playing France.
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| Please serve and protect, says Cele – 11/06/2010 |
National police commissioner General Bheki Cele told officers gathered at Soccer City in Johannesburg for the World Cup opening to behave themselves and make South Africa proud. Greeting over 600 police officers outside the stadium, Cele said it was their job to serve and protect all South Africans and their visitors over the month-long soccer tournament, notes a report on the Iol site. ’Today is finally the realisation of the South African dream. I just have to say until this point you have been wonderful,’ he said. ’Our safety is in your hands. Please serve and protect.’
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| Crime against WC fans increases – 10/06/2010 |
A spate of armed attacks and robberies against foreign 2010 World Cup visitors have been reported and the numbers are increasing exponentially.
The Citizen reports that the Greek national soccer squad and a group of Chinese World Cup visitors have fallen victim to crime ahead of the opening of the tournament, police said. Colonel Vish Naidoo said an armed man held up a bus-load of Chinese tourists when they stopped in an informal settlement in Germiston and made off with the digital camera and cellphone of a Chinese man with SA citizenship.
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Full report in The Citizen report
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| City on high alert – 10/06/2010 |
Cape Town’s leaders have asked that Capetonians do their best to guard and protect 2010 World Cup tourists, notes a Cape Argus report. And the City of Cape Town and police have launched a comprehensive safety plan. In Goodwood, staff at the city’s Integrated Traffic Management Centre was co-ordinating transport, disaster management and emergency responses, and watching key arterial routes and public places via another network of cameras.
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| World Cup fans injured during crowd ’surge’ - 10/06/2010 |
Six people were injured in a crowd crush at Cape Town’s main World Cup fan zone on Thursday when thousands of fans attempted to get into the venue. ’People were anxious to get in and just surged ahead. Fortunately it was a contained incident and calm was restored quickly,’ city spokesperson Pieter Cronje said. According to a report on the IOL site, all the injured were South African and officials have prevented people from entering the fan zone at Cape Town’s historic Grand Parade. Police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk said police tried to warn the public through loudhailers that the viewing area was full, but they continued pushing forward.
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| SA assures visitors’ safety – 10/06/2010 |
The SA government moved to reassure 2010 World Cup visitors that their safety and security remain top priority, notes a Sport24 report. ’Of the country’s 190 000 police officers, only 40 000 have been allocated to World Cup operations. These officers will be supported by their counterparts from the 32 participating teams,’ government spokesperson Themba Maseko said. ’Therefore 150 000 police officers will be available to continue with normal policing. Policing of the country and ensuring the safety and security of all within it remains a 24-hour operation.’
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| Tight security for England, USA game – 10/06/2010 |
Tight security measures have been put in place for the 2010 World Cup match in Rustenburg on Saturday, said North West MEC for public safety Howard Yawa. ’A zero tolerance against crime, unruly fans and spectators will be maintained throughout Rustenburg, park n rides, park n walk, fields fan fest, public viewing areas in our respective districts and at the stadium venue,’ he said. Sport24 reports that Confederation Cup runner-up USA will play England at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng.
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| Foreign journalists targeted in SA – 10/06/2010 |
Chinese journalists in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup had items stolen from their car by gunmen when they were travelling in daylight hours through Johannesburg, an embassy official said. According to a report on the IoL site, the incident follows the armed robbery of Spanish and Portuguese journalists at a lodge north of Johannesburg on Wednesday and stoked security concerns in the crime-plagued country just ahead of the opening match. FIFA said that three arrests had been made in connection with the robbery involving the Spanish and Portuguese and that all property taken had been recovered.
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| 70 000 cellphones for SAPS – 09/06/2010 |
The country’s three cellphone giants, in partnership with the Ministry of Communications, gave 70 000 cell phones to the South African Police Service. The Sowetan reports that the Police Ministry hailed the donation from Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda, MTN, Vodacom and Cell C as a major resource boost ahead of the 2010 World Cup kickoff. Speaking in Pretoria, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said: ’The donation will improve communication among our members and will have an impact on crime levels. In turn this will lead to society and our visitors from across the globe having greater confidence in the police.’
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| SA nabs another hooligan – 09/06/2010nabs |
South Africa has refused entry to another suspected Argentinian football hooligan at OR Tambo International airport, police said. The Star reports that brigadier Sally de Beer said: ’Co-operation between international law enforcement agencies, and the SAPS, as well as between the SAPS and the Department of Home Affairs, has resulted in 11 ’barras bravas’ being prohibited from entering this country.’
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Full report in The Star
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| Cop arrested near English camp – 09/06/2010 |
Police guarding the English team’s 2010 World Cup training camp arrested an off-duty officer after a high-speed chase down the wrong side of the road near the team’s hotel, notes a Sort24 report. The senior officer was charged with drunken and reckless driving after police stationed at the sports complex where England are staying caught him speeding the wrong way down the road near the team camp. Fabio Capello’s England squad are staying and training at the Bafokeng Sports Campus near Rustenburg, where the team play their first match against Group C rivals the United States on Saturday.
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| Fans urged to use public transport – 09/06/2010urged |
Soccer and music fans who are planning to go to Thursday’s 2010 World Cup opening concert at Orlando Stadium and Friday’s opening ceremony and first match at Soccer City should plan their route well and give themselves enough time. Sport24 reports that this was the message from the Johannesburg metro police and city council. Sibongile Mazibuko, executive director of Johannesburg’s SWC 2010 office asked people to use the park-and-ride facilities. Director Gerrie Gerneke of the Johannesburg metro police and operational head at Soccer City during the World Cup, said there was no parking available in the vicinity of the Orlando Stadium during the concert.
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| Airports are safe - Acsa - 07/06/2010 |
Officials say they have cracked down on theft from luggage and stepped up security at South Africa’s international airports ahead of the 2010 World Cup, notes a Sport24 report. Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has spent R165m upgrading security ahead of the June 11 kick-off, including electronic bag scanners meant to cut down on luggage theft. That will be put to the test this week as 300 000 World Cup fans begin arriving in South Africa.
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| Police leave nothing to chance – 07/06/2010 |
Officials are to throw a ring of steel around Johannesburg’s sparkling new Soccer City stadium to prevent terrorists, hooligans or petty criminals from spoiling Friday’s World Cup kick-off, notes a Sport24 report. The build-up to the tournament has been dogged by talk of terror plots and hooligan fears, as well as concerns about South Africa’s high crime rate. Around 40 heads of state and a host of VIPs will attend the opening ceremony and inaugural match between the hosts and Mexico at the 95 000-seat stadium.
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| England’s security in panic after stampede - 07/06/2010 |
England’s security chiefs held an emergency meeting with 2010 World Cup organisers after safety concerns were triggered by a stampede at a friendly between Nigeria and North Korea near Johannesburg, notes a report on the IoL site. Fabio Capello’s team play Platinum Stars in a practice match on Monday, with free entry to the 20 000-seat Moruleng Stadium, near Sun City.
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| 16 injured at a WC friendly – 07/06/2010injured |
A stampede outside a 2010 World Cup warm-up left 16 people injured, including two police officers, as the challenges facing organisers were brought into sharp focus days before the tournament kicks off. The Citizen reports that the victims were crushed outside the gates as ticketless fans tried to force their way into the Makhulong stadium in Tembisa township, east of Johannesburg, where Nigeria were playing North Korea in a friendly, police said.
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Full report in The Citizen
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| 16 injured at a WC friendly – 07/06/2010 |
A stampede outside a 2010 World Cup warm-up left 16 people injured, including two police officers, as the challenges facing organisers were brought into sharp focus days before the tournament kicks off. The Citizen reports that the victims were crushed outside the gates as ticketless fans tried to force their way into the Makhulong stadium in Tembisa township, east of Johannesburg, where Nigeria were playing North Korea in a friendly, police said.
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Full report in The Citizen
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| FIFA addresses stadium stampede - 07/06/2010 |
FIFA says it doesn’t fear a repeat of Sunday’s stampede during a World Cup warm-up match between Nigeria and North Korea at the Makhulong Stadium near Johannesburg. FIFA said it had nothing to do with the ticketing of this game. ’FIFA would like to reiterate that this friendly match has no relation whatsoever with the operational organisation of the 2010 World Cup, for which we remain fully confident,’ the statement read.
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| New 2010 e-mail warning - 05/06/2010 |
South Africans have been thrown into a state of panic following the mass circulation of an email warning that the World Cup, starting on Friday, is going to be a particularly bad time for child abductions and human trafficking. According to a report on the IoL site, policing forums, community groups and companies have sent the email to their members and employees and requested that they take heed of the warnings.
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| Policeman killed near WC base camp - 05/06/2010killed |
Armed robbers killed one police officer and wounded another on Saturday in a shoot-out on a highway close to the base camp for several football World Cup squads, officials said. According to a report on the News24 site, a spokesperson for the Gauteng police said the officers came under fire south of Johannesburg after cornering two cash-in-transit vehicles which had been hijacked by the robbers.
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| Two condoms per night for WC fans – 03/06/2010 |
Soccer fans will be bombarded with free condoms and safe sex messages as soon as they check in to their hotel rooms, notes a report on the Iol site. Over a million government condoms have been manufactured for the 2010 World Cup, 200 000 of which will be distributed in the Cape Town city centre. Some 160 000 condoms will also be distributed at hotels across the city. It’s two condoms, per hotel room, per night for the 2010 World Cup, said Cape Town Tourism chief executive Marriette du-Toit-Helmbold.
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