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Original Post Date: 2008-10-31 Time: 14:00:17 Posted By: Jan
By Deon de Lange
Security officials have played down concerns about the possibility of violence when ANC rebels descend on the Sandton Convention Centre this weekend to discuss the formation of a new political party to challenge the ANC at the polls next year. But organisers are taking no chances.
Security planning for the event, which starts with registration today (Friday), has drawn in members of the SA Police Service’s crime combating units, the Johannesburg metro police and provincial traffic authorities.
More than 100 security personnel from Eyethu Events – the company charged with putting together a national convention in less than two weeks that can accommodate up to 5 000 people – will add to the security presence in and around the venue.
SAPS Senior Superintendent Philemon Mokhari said that the “intelligence-driven” planning for security at the event had so far established “no threat” to the convention and that “sufficient resources” would be on hand to deal with problems.
He would not be drawn further on the operational aspects of the safety plans.
Mokhari said there was no need to call in reinforcements from other provinces, despite the fact that a significant police presence would also be required this weekend at a rally in Soweto where ANC leader Jacob Zuma was scheduled to address the party faithful.
Phil Prinsloo, of Eyethu Security, said “more than 100 security and disaster management specialists” from his company would handle the screening and accreditation of delegates and make sure “delegates are not interfered with once they are inside”.
“This will not be a free-for-all. Nobody will be allowed into the venue without the proper accreditation,” he said.
Prinsloo conceded that, with any citizen free to attend the event, it would be difficult to distinguish between genuine delegates and those who wanted to gain access to disrupt the proceedings.
He said nobody would be accredited without proper identification and would, therefore, be “traceable”.
Outside the venue the metro police would keep a close watch on the situation and adjust their presence “according to the situation”, said spokesperson Wayne Minnaar.