da brdice： A high-powered directorate has been appointed to oversee and ensure properdelivery of all logistical aspects of safety and security for the 2003Cricket World Cup in South Africa
Media Release23-Jul-2001A high-powered directorate has been appointed to oversee and ensure properdelivery of all logistical aspects of safety and security for the 2003Cricket World Cup in South Africa.The directorate will report to the Executive Director and the PolicyCommittee of the world’s premier cricket tournament.The 2003 Security Directorate will be led by Patrick Ronan, a lawyer andformer Department of Justice official who currently serves as chiefexecutive officer of the Security Officers’ Interim Board, the statutoryregulator of the private security industry.Other members of the directorate include:Randall Howard, a senior labour representative who is currently thegeneral secretary of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union(SATAWU) and a member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)executive and its central executive committee;Rory Steyn, a sports event security specialist who is retained as aconsultant to the United Cricket Board and formerly the SAPS team leader ofPresident Nelson Mandela’s personal protection unit;Mzwandile Simon, the current national chairperson of the securitysector of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) anda member of SATAWU’s central executive committee;Director Ben van Deventer, a senior SAPS official responsible forthe national co-ordination of major event security.In addition, the directorate will utilise the expertise of the LogisticsDirector of the 2003 CWC, Malcolm Tarbitt, and other ad hoc experts fromtime to time.Dr Ali Bacher, executive director of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, said: “Wehave every confidence that through the calibre of representatives on thedirectorate and their strategy we will ensure that the tournament will besafe and incident-free.”Mr Ronan said: “Ours will be a team effort whose success will hinge onproper planning and joint co-operation between the private security sector,the State law enforcement agencies and organised labour.”The activities of the directorate will, inter alia, in the execution of itsweighty responsibilities, capture the essence of the Mission Statement ofthe 2003 Cricket World Cup and the societal plan of our government in as faras transformation and empowerment is concerned.”The directorate will make a presentation of its overall strategy to the 2003CWC Policy Committee on August 17. Its brief is to provide a safe and secureenvironment for the teams, referees, umpires, media, VIPs and some 800,000ticket holders who are expected to attend the tournament.The directorate will not make any further statements until after August 17.