Abstract
The security of major events such as the FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC) in 2009 and the FIFA World Cup (FWC) in 2010 is crucial to their success. This article explores South Africa's readiness for the FWC from a security perspective, and considers the security machinery responsible for the planning of the operation and its eventual implementation. It also provides a synopsis of other security operations during 2009, such as the general elections, the Indian Premier League Cricket tournament and the British and Irish Lions rugby tour, and the lessons learnt from these. In addition, policing the wave of service delivery protests and strikes during the first half of 2009 added valuable lessons, especially in relation to crowd management. Finally, the article considers some of the real and potential security threats for the FWC and concludes that, in spite of a few remaining concerns, South Africa has the will and capacity to provide high quality security for one of the world's biggest sporting events.
Highlights
SA Crime Quarterly no 29 September 2009 time to time has given the South African Police Service (SAPS) more than enough to cope with
While it may be that the hard line taken by the police is a response to messages from political leaders that encourage the police to act against criminals, it is more likely that it is a consequence of restructuring within the SAPS that negatively impacted on performance, that of the Public Order Police (POP) units
The FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC) ended on a high note on 28 June, bringing to a close a twoweek event presented in four stadiums in three provinces
Summary
The security of major events such as the FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC) in 2009 and the FIFA World Cup (FWC) in 2010 is crucial to their success. This article explores South Africa's readiness for the FWC from a security perspective, and considers the security machinery responsible for the planning of the operation and its eventual implementation. In many respects 2009 has been a difficult year for South Africans as far as service delivery protest marches, wage strikes and other events are concerned. These incidents have managed to cause chaos in some parts of the country, yet, ironically have served at the same time to demonstrate South Africa's readiness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup (FWC). SA Crime Quarterly no 29 September 2009 time to time has given the SAPS more than enough to cope with
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