Keeping law and order

14 June 2010 - 02:00
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POLICE and other law enforcement agencies are working around the clock to ensure the Fifa Soccer World Cup is crime free.

POLICE and other law enforcement agencies are working around the clock to ensure the Fifa Soccer World Cup is crime free.

"We have roadblocks to ensure there are no lawbreakers on our roads," Johannesburg Metro Police Department Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said.

Minnaar said drunk drivers would be arrested and only released on bail once they were sober.

To enable easy access, fans watching at Innesfree can park cars at Rautenbach Square, Wynberg, or in 8th Avenue and Old Pretoria Road in Marlboro.

For Fitzgerald Square, parking is in Newtown Square on Miriam Makeba Street for the Newtown fan fest, " he said.

Durban had an incident-free weekend, the city's Steve Middleton said. - Sowetan reporters