| WC scam warning – 10/05/2010 |
Surfers are warned to be aware of a new spam campaign relating to the 2010 World Cup and to expect many more in the next month, notes a Webuser report. With the 2010 World Cup in South Africa due to begin in just over one month, security experts are warning of another spam email campaign surrounding the tournament. Fraudulent emails relating to the 2010 World Cup have been circulating since January 2009 and have come in the form of fake sweepstake offers and phishing scams.
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Full Webuser report
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| Police plan for WC 2010 unveiled - 08/05/2010 |
The police unveiled a wide ranging security project for the 2010 World Cup to MPs recently, with plans that include air sweeps by fighter jets, joint border patrols with neighbouring countries, police escorts for cruise ships and team security guards with ’diplomat’ training. According to a report on the IOL site, police Lieutenant General Andre Pruis told Parliament’s portfolio committee on police that the police had been working closely with foreign intelligence agencies through the newly established Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee (ICC) and were prepared for any threat.
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Full report on the IOL site
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| Obama headache for police – 07/05/2010 |
US President Barrack Obama’s possible visit to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup is causing a major headache for the police, said national commissioner General Bheki Cele. Accordng to a report on the News24 site, Cele told Parliament’s portfolio committee on police that 43 heads of state had provisionally confirmed that they would attend the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 11. However, the security challenges presented by Obama’s visit dwarfed all other security preparations.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Quantum security for Durban stadium - 06/05/2010 |
Communication channels from the operations centre at Durban’s Moses Mabhida stadium to the Joint Operations Centre of Durban will be secured by a quantum cryptography system. However, analysts say this may not be required for the event. ITWeb reports that the project specifically aims to secure communication – e-mails, video links and phone calls – between the operations centre at Durban’s World Cup stadium and the Joint Operations Centre of Durban. Head of Durban’s Strategic Projects Unit and 2010 Programme, Julie-May Ellingson, says: ’A joint operations centre will mobilise and reallocate resources and the overall safety and security planning will be collated by the Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure. This structure will report directly to a national structure to allow for consistent and unified safety across SA.’
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Full ITWeb report
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| No threat of WC terrorism – Cwele – 05/05/2010 |
No threat of global terrorism to South Africa’s upcoming 2010 World Cup has been identified, said South Africa’s intelligence minister. ’Our assessment to date does not indicate any security threat to the event including the cancer of global terrorism. However we are not lowering our guard,’ minister of state security Siyabonga Cwele told lawmakers. South Africa was sharing intelligence on security for the football world’s biggest tournament, which starts on June 11, with regional and global partners, he said.
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Full Sport24 report
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| Fewer emergency services for SA public – 05/05/2010 |
The 2010 World Cup is likely to place serious burdens and limitations on the disaster management and emergency services machinery in the host cities. The Herald reports that it is estimated thousands of spectators will descend on various cities in South Africa throughout the 2010 World Cup period. We have not seen the cities’ disaster management plans, but it is almost guaranteed cities will place the majority of their emergency personnel in and around the designated sporting venues.
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Full report in The Herald
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| Fan embassies for English fans – 03/05/2010 |
A network of independent ’fan embassies’ will operate across South Africa during the 2010 World Cup, in an effort to minimise logistical problems and assuage safety fears for the 25 000 England supporters expected to follow their team. The Guardian reports that the plan, modelled on successful support networks developed for the Germany and Japan-South Korea tournaments, aims to allow fans to make the most of the 2010 World Cup by seeing more and sampling the local culture.
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Full report in The Guardian
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| Security bodies ready to play ball – 02/05/2010 |
As Bafana Bafana battle to gain confidence on the field, the people of Mzansi are also struggling to build their confidence with less than two months to go before the 2010 World Cup, notes a Sunday World report. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies have been undergoing intense training in preparation for the huge event. Last week the country’s top cop, Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele declared the SAPS’ readiness. ’If you asked me if we will be ready tomorrow, I’ll say no. We were ready yesterday,’ Cele declared confidently.
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Full Sunday World report
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| Government issues 2010 warning - 29/04/2010 |
The government will show no mercy to those who commit criminal acts during the 2010 World Cup, said Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa. ’Any type of behaviour, be it criminality or terrorism will be dealt with swiftly and with no mercy,’ said Mthethwa, as he addressed delegates at the national launch of the state of readiness for the World Cup in Cape Town. According to a report on the News24 site, Mthethwa also cautioned those who ’utilise the World Cup as a token to hold government at ransom to achieve their desires and goals’.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| No mercy for hooligans - 29/04/2010 |
About 3 000 known British soccer hooligans will be barred entry to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, national police commissioner, General Bheki Cele said. ’If it happens that they sneak in, they will move faster getting out of the country,’ he told journalists in Cape Town following a police demonstration of readiness for the event. According to a report on the News24 site, he said the police were also working closely on the issue of hooligans with counterparts in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
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Full News24 report
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| WC hooligans set to face ’robust’ cops - 27/04/2010 |
England football hooligans in South Africa will face a ’robust’ police force armed with guns, plastic bullets and water cannon, according to a report on Skynews. Sports24 reports that the officer in charge of policing England’s World Cup travelling fans says he will need to explain their culture to South African police who may find them intimidating. More than 3 200 fans will be stopped from travelling because they are subject to banning orders and will have to give UK police their passports before the 2010 World Cup starts.
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Full Sports24 report
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| Germans not leaving their hotel – 25/04/2010 |
The German national soccer team is adamant that their chosen base for the 2010 World Cup will remain the luxurious Velmore Grande Hotel, situated in Pretoria, despite the fact that the building might not be safe. Last week The Times reported that the hotel had not received approval from the Tshwane municipality. The police and national defence force, along with the National Intelligence Agency, had also raised ’safety concerns’ about the hotel’s location. But German football spokesperson Harald Stenger saidmes: ’What you are asking me about is a matter for the LOC, FIFA, the hotel and the government. As far as we are concerned, we have a contract with Match Hospitality, which is all that matters.’
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Full report in The Times
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| ’Survival kit’ e-mails slammed - 25/04/2010 |
Authors of e-mails warning tourists about Durban’s crime hot spots, lazy police, ’killer potholes’ and ’hideouts to indulge in drugs and alcohol’ have been warned by authorities to stop causing unnecessary panic’. Various e-mails, entitled ’Survival kit for tourists visiting South Africa for the 2010 World Cup’ are doing the rounds in cyberspace and ending up being read by potential overseas fans. The Independent reports that durban metro police spokeswoman Senior Superintendent Joyce Khuzwayo said the e-mails were causing unnecessary panic and contained false information.
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Full report in The Independent
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| Germany must find new home – 22/04/2010 |
The police, National Intelligence Agency and the defence force have asked the German football team to ditch the hotel they booked for the 2010 World Cup over ’safety concerns’. The Times reports that the Velmore Hotel, in Erasmia, Pretoria, has been booked by the German football team for the duration of the World Cup. However, concerns have been raised about the security of its location and whether plans for the hotel were ever approved by the Tshwane municipality.
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Full report in The Times
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| Cops undergo training – 22/04/2010 |
The department of public safety in North West started training 150 traffic wardens in Phokeng to enforce traffic laws during the 2010 World Cup, notes a report in The Sowetan. ’The practical and theory-based course includes point duty, safe stopping of vehicles, customer relations, traffic legislation, Criminal Procedure Act and general orientation,’ public safety MEC Howard Yawa said. The course would take a week.
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Full report in The Sowetan
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| SA skies to be checked for 2010 WC – 21/04/2010 |
A security check of South African airspace ahead of the 2010 World Cup will begin on Friday, security authorities said. ’It will also test the ability of the various departments involved in air space security to work in an integrated manner throughout the country as well as the integration of systems across departments,’ said National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) spokeswoman Brigadier Sally de Beer. The operation would end on Monday.
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Full report in The Times
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| Man arrested for arms cache – 19/04/2010 |
A 62-year-old man was arrested earlier this week when an arms cache was found during a raid on his Worcester home, the Sunday Independent reported. The Times reports that almost 10 000 rounds of ammunition, a 9mm pistol, South African Defence Force equipment and explosives were found in the home of Frederick Rabie, a former lieutenant colonel in the commandos. The raid was reportedly part of a police investigation on members of the extreme right-wing organisation, the Suidlanders for allegedly planning to sabotage the 2010 World Cup.
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Full report in The Times
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| Safe City plans for Alexandra Park – 19/04/2010 |
Crime could soon be under control in Alexandra Park as crime watchdog Safe City plans to spend R2 million on cameras. Although the move is yet to be approved, Safe City members, who met stakeholders at the Royal Showgrounds said nine cameras will soon be installed at the park and Harry Gwala Stadium. The Witness reports that the area has been identified as a hotspot for criminal activities. For now only three cameras will monitor activities in and outside Harry Gwala, which the Paraguay national team will use for training for the 2010 World Cup.
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Full report in The Witness
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| ’Media sensationalise SA crime’ - Tutu - 18/04/2010 |
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has told CNN that he believes the media have ’sensationalised’ the issue of crime in South Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup which starts in June. The Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town is convinced the South African authorities have taken adequate steps to make sure that fans are safe and secure during the tournament. ’The police have identified a special squad that is going to be responsible for security, so they are going to tighten security a great deal more than would normally be the case,’ said Tutu.
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Full CNN report
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| Hooligans ready to fight back - 18/04/2010 |
Experts have warned that, unlike crime-weary locals who usually submit to their attackers, violent football thugs are more likely to fight back. The Times reports that although about 3 000 registered English hooligans are banned from buying tickets, leading hooliganism experts in the United Kingdom said some would still make the trip to cause trouble. It has never been a feature of South African soccer, but local police are not taking any chances. About 8 000 police officers have been trained to deal with football hooliganism.
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Full report in The Times
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| Police stage mock crowd control exercise – 15/04/2010 |
The South African police staged a mock crowd control exercise, demonstrating the skills learnt from the French Gendarmerie ahead of the 2010 World Cup in June. The Times reports that the exercise was focused on testing the police readiness to face violent and unruly football hooligans, who are likely to descend on the country to watch the games - an unknown phenomenon in local football. Police clad in full combat gear battled with a raging crowd outside the Ellis Park Stadium, others throwing objects and pushing and shoving. The simulation also showed the use of force, which they said would be the last resort after warnings.
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Full report in The Times
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| World Cup terror threat condemned – 15/04/2010 |
Prominent South African Muslim leaders have condemned the most recent threat to sow mayhem, violence and terror in the name of Islam during the 2010 World Cup, notes a Cape Times report. And a senior ANC leader and Muslim, former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool, urged all South Africans to ’unite’ against the extremists. The US-based television and media company CBS last week posted on its website a report that the North African terror group, named as ’al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’, had threatened to attack during the 2010 World Cup.
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Full Cape Times report
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| Anger over ticketing chaos - 15/04/2010 |
Chaos erupted at sales offices when people were able to queue for 2010 World Cup tickets for the first time. Tempers flared in the afternoon at the ticket office in Pretoria’s Brooklyn Mall when the police and security officials sprayed soccer fans with pepper spray. ’We had nowhere to go,’ said Albert Ferreira who was trapped at the front of the queue. People were falling over each other and women were sprayed in the face (with pepper spray).’ According to a report on the News24 site, a friend of Ferreira’s watched the chaos unfold from an escalator: ’One official with a bulletproof vest, an automatic rifle and a 9mm pistol pepper-sprayed people all along the queue, as if it was Christmas.’
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Full report on the News24 site
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| High alert after N2 attacks – 15/04/2010 |
Police want the notorious N2 near Cape Town International Airport classified as a ’high risk area’ ahead of the 2010 World Cup. They say they are alarmed by the number of regular attacks on motorists in the area. The road is to be used by tens of thousands of foreign soccer fans making their way to and from the airport, and security is uppermost among the concerns of prospective World Cup tourists. Metro police are now to step up patrols on the busy route.
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Full Cape Times report
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| Two thumbs up for 2010 preparations - 13/04/2010 |
The security precautions taken by South Africa in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup meet the highest standards, a security expert from Germany’s Parliament said on Tuesday. According to a Mail & Guardian Online report, Frank Hofmann, acting chairperson of the parliamentary committee on home affairs in Berlin, was speaking after an information-gathering visit to South Africa. ’We are very impressed by the professionalism of the security forces, especially at the leadership level, as well as by the preparations for the World Cup in general,’ said Hofmann.
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Full Mail & Guardian Online report
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| WC a prime target for terrorist attacks – 11/04/2010 |
Members of extremist group Al-Qaeda have been spreading rumors around the internet claiming that the 2010 World Cup Games will be a prime target for terrorist attacks, notes a Sports Gather report. According to various reports, American and British soccer teams will be the main focus of the attacks, listed the June 12 US vs. England game as a top list of priorities for this global event.
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Full Sports Gather report
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| 2010 terror threat investigated- 09/04/2010 |
FIFA is examining a bomb threat made on the World Cup game between the United States and England. A commenter on an online magazine suggested that it would be beautiful if a bomb went off during that game, and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke responded, saying the security in South Africa will be at the ’highest level’. The comment appeared on "Yearners For Paradise," a militant online magazine. ’How amazing could the match United States vs. Britain be when broadcasted live on air at a stadium packed with spectators when the sound of an explosion rumbles through the stands,’ the post read.
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Full goal.com report
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| Plans to keep children safe during WC – 08/04/2010 |
The City of Cape Town and the department of social development plan to launch a ’child safety’ plan to deal with the safety of children during the 2010 World Cup. The Sowetan reports that the child safety plan has identified human trafficking, sexual exploitation and substance abuse as possible dangers that children face during the month-long tournament. The launch was initially scheduled for March 24 but was postponed. No reasons were given but the organisers hope to make it happen in the next few weeks.
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Full report in The Sowetan
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| No need for fans to fear - Jordaan – 08/04/2010 |
World Cup officials have dismissed fears that tensions over the murder of rightwing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche will scare away foreign soccer fans already worried about violent crime, notes a report in The Mercury. ’There is no political turmoil, it is clearly a criminal act and crime is in every country,’ chief local organiser Danny Jordaan told a news conference at which the killing of Terre’Blanche was repeatedly raised.
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Full report in The Mercury
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| 2010 machete report slammed - 07/04/2010 |
The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday condemned an article published in the British Daily Star newspaper under the headline ’World Cup machete threat’. The article claims that ’machete gangs (are) roaming the streets’ of South Africa after AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche’s murder, that a ’civil war’ could erupt, and that South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is under ’threat’, DA spokesperson Lindiwe Mazibuko said. ’The article opens by claiming that England fans could be ’caught up in a machete race war at the World Cup in South Africa’, and goes on to state, as fact, that ’FIFA would be left with a total nightmare if civil war erupts’, as if this is a scenario that could realistically play itself out,’ she said.
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Full report on the News24 site
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