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Original Post Date: 2008-05-08 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
By Heinz de Boer
Durban’s Metro Police will have a large role to play in the province’s massive 2010 safety and security campaign which is to be presented to high-ranking Fifa officials within weeks.
But details of the city’s massive security strategy were almost not heard by the council’s Health, Safety and Social Services Committee as it was initially voted against being shown at a Metro Police presentation.
It was the intervention of ANC councillors and chairperson Nomvuso Shabalala that led to the critical presentation on city preparations being shown after much debate.
| ‘The stadium is nothing compared to the fan parks’ |
In revealing the multi-disciplinary strategy, Metro Police deputy head Steve Middleton said up to 10 000 reservists, 2 500 policemen and a contingent of 1 400 Metro cops would hit the streets during the event.
Live video feeds and inter-linked radio telecommunication systems would all filter into various joint operations centres manned by emergency services. Middleton was quick to point out that security plans were of a multi-dimensional aspect, and included most arms of the SANDF, police, national security agencies and private security companies.
Security at both land and port points of entry are to be beefed up to new levels in the run-up to the tournament, while the SA Air Force would be on standby to intercept any errant or suspicious aircraft.
And, while the multi-billion rand Moses Mabhida Stadium would be the focal point of the tournament, it is Durban’s “fan festivals” that will require one of the biggest policing operations in the city’s history.
Hooliganism, terrorist threats, food security and public order are to feature heavily in the policing of the fan fests as well as at the stadium.
Ticketing, cyber security and the commercial rights of Fifa and its sponsors will be also be focused on during the World Cup tournament.
“The stadium is nothing compared to the fan parks, where we are expecting 200 000 or more people to party for 45 days, 24 hours a day. Policing requirements there are astronomical,” Middleton said.
Although subject to change, the area stretching from Blue Lagoon to Laguna Beach has been identified as Durban’s fan fest area.
If not large enough to accommodate revellers, the beachfront strip could be extended to the Suncoast area.
South Africa’s LOC will release the operational strategy to Fifa by June 30, but Middleton said plans were well ahead of schedule.
“There has been a lot of work done by a lot of people in the country and city.
“All other host city work streams are also way ahead of schedule and we are 10 000 percent confident of an extremely successful World Cup,” Middleton said.