The Government of South Africa is ready to successfully host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. As the excitement builds at home and abroad the government’s Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster is ensuring that citizens, officials and visitors will be safe and protected by the law.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is responsible of administering criminal justice during these two major events. This entails providing adequate services during court appearances and ensuring that the justice system is not compromised.

The Department has a dedicated 2010 Project Office as its driving force for readiness. The Project Office is ensuring that even with the increased demand on services expected during the soccer tournaments, the goal of providing Access to Justice for All will remain a priority.

The Department is ensuring that Access to Justice for All during the 2009 and 2010 events will be boosted by:

• Providing sufficient court infrastructure
• Providing Interpreting and Language Services and
• Justice Stakeholder Collaboration to provide enough skilled prosecutors, Legal Aid as well as Judges and Magistrates.

Articles and Events:

• 2010 Jul - Dedicated courts secure over 60 percent conviction rate; No rest for World Cup courts; 100 found guilty in WCup courts; SWC courts could continue; World Cup courts – it’s not the end: Justice Ministry; Special courts show the way; Elements of dedicated World Cup courts to remain
  
• 2010 Jun - 2010 Courts Success; Swift justice for unlawful ticket possession
• 2010 Mar - Administration of Justice
• 2010 Feb - FIFA 2010 Administration of Justice Blue Print
• 2009 Nov - Minister assures of players’ safety in 2010; Special Courts for the 2010 World Cup; Justice displays the spirit of a winning nation
• 2009 May - Justice to empower 2009 & 2010 volunteers

Notices:

• 2010 May - GG 33208, No 423: Announcement of dedicated courts for the hearing of alleged offences associated with the 2010 FIFA World Cup

A 2010 FIFA World Cup case is defined as follows:
Any offence-:

1. committed by a non-resident *Supporter of the 2010 FWC and/or
2. committed against a non-resident *Supporter of the 2010 FWC and/or
3. to which a non resident is a witness and/or
4. committed at a tourist attraction area or any other place in the country and in the opinion of the Senior Public Prosecutor given the time, place, nature and/ or publicity of the offence, should be classified as a 2010 FWC, 

Shall be classified as a 2010 FIFA World Cup case.