Africa Investment Forum commences at SCC
SANDTON – Colonel Muridili said that the members of the public that plan to stage protest actions and marches are urged to do so within the confines of the law and they have been allocated a space at the Speakers’ corner for the duration of the conference.
According to a statement released by Colonel Brenda Muridili on behalf of the South African Police Service, South Africa will be hosting the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) which started yesterday, 11 November and will end on 13 November 2019 at the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) in Sandton Johannesburg.
The event will be attended by President Cyril Ramaphosa, several heads of state, foreign and local ministers, businessmen and women and other high-profile dignitaries. Muridili said that it is the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure’s (Natjoints) responsibility to ensure that this forum, like all other major events in the past, takes place in a peaceful, safe and secure environment.
Muridili explained that the Natjoints comprises of all government departments within the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster, including the South African Police Service.
“We are ready as the security forces to ensure that the event takes place in a safe and secure environment through the deployment of integrated role players executing their various responsibilities as per their mandates. The Natjoints has begun with its operational deployments to ensure safety and security for all delegates and participants, in and around the Sandton Convention Centre before, during and after the conference.”
Muridili added that notice to all airmen (NOTAM) has been issued by the Civil Aviation Authority which restricts the airspace within three nautical miles of the conference at the Sandton Convention Centre from 11 to13 November 2019. “Please note that this is strictly a NO DRONE ZONE.
“The members of the public that plan to stage protest actions and marches are urged to do so within the confines of the law and they have been allocated a space at the Speakers’ corner for the duration of the conference.”
Muridili advised that members of the South African Police Service and all law enforcement agencies will continue to apply fundamental policing principles, guided by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
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