Nqakula: 2010 safe from crime
2007-07-03 19:27
Pretoria - Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Tuesday he did not understand why crime was being linked to the 2010 World Cup.
"If there is a major threat against this tournament, tell us, we want to deal with it. Is there going to be a bomb that is going to go off at the stadium?"
Speaking at the release of the police's crime statistics for the last financial year, Nqakula said that South Africa had successfully hosted the Rugby World Cup in 1995, when crime levels were much higher.
National police commissioner Jackie Selebi said that he was not lying awake every night "with 2010 on my forehead."
He said the destinations, routes and hotels to be used would be known.
"We know where people are going to stay, what routes they are going to take and which stadiums they are going to go to."
He said after people drove a jeep into Glasgow airport at the weekend, nobody was saying "forget 2012" in reference to London's hosting of the next Olympic Games.
- SAPA