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Cops take over security at four Cup stadiums

1 comment(s) | Police on Tuesday deployed about 1 000 members to take over security duties at Ellis Park after security guards went on strike.

Police to provide security at strike-hit stadiums

2 comment(s) | Police are ready to step in should security staff down tools at any of the Soccer World Cup stadiums, the local organising committee said on Tuesday.

Fifa denies detaining Dutch fans

8 comment(s) | Fifa has denied reports it detained dozens of women for wearing orange mini-dresses at a World Cup match in an alleged ambush marketing scam.

Gama threatens legal action against Transnet

12 comment(s) | Suspended Transnet Freight Rail chief executive Siyabonga Gama is threatening legal action to stave off his dismissal, the company said on Monday.

21 denied entry to SA for World Cup

0 comment(s) | Of the 456 423 foreigners who entered the country since the beginning of June, 21 were denied permission to stay, Home Affairs said.

Police clash with workers in first unrest

11 comment(s) | Several people were injured when protesting security guards threw bottles at the office of a security manager at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Monday.

'Fifa don't have a monopoly over orange'

7 comment(s) | A group of 36 young Dutch fans in orange miniskirts were detained at Soccer City stadium for wearing outfits designed by a Dutch beer company.

Rea Vaya workers go on Soccer City strike

3 comment(s) | A strike by some Rea Vaya bus drivers at Soccer City on Monday afternoon has left nearly a thousand fans looking for alternative transport.

Samwu Ekurhuleni members face disciplinary action

2 comment(s) | Municipality intends to charge all municipal workers and shop stewards who embarked on "illegal activities" during a recent strike.

New vuvuzelas to turn down the World Cup volume

43 comment(s) | Makers of the vuvuzela plastic horns that have become a talking point at the Soccer World Cup have come up with a toned-down version.
Taking over the reins
Taking over the reins Police officers secure the stands in the stadium in Cape Town on Monday. Police have taken over responsibility for security at World Cup stadiums in Cape Town and Durban after a wage dispute escalated between stewards and a security contractor. (Schalk van Zuydam, AP)

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