Law enforcement agencies ready to maintain order during G20 summit

WITH days to go before the much-anticipated G20 leaders Summit at the weekend, the country’s law enforcement agencies are bracing for high-density operations through increased roadblocks, vehicle checkpoints, high police visibility patrols on foot, vehicle, mounted and air patrols. 

This emerged when National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) Co-Chairs briefed the media on the security cluster’s state of readiness to secure the G20 leaders summit at the Nasrec conference expo centre in Johannesburg on Saturday and Sunday. 

In a statement, NATJOINTS assured South Africans and visitors that the summit will take place in a safe, secure and peaceful environment. 

“We have implemented a soft lockdown approach in and around the Nasrec conference expo centre where the summit will take place. We confirm that from Friday, 21 November up until Monday, 24 November 2025, we will be implementing a hard lockdown in the vicinity of the FNB stadium which is housing the accreditation centre as well as the Nasrec expo conference centre that will host dignitaries and delegates.”

Hard lockdown means that people without a valid accreditation to be in and around the Nasrec expo centre will not be allowed near this vicinity. 

“All vehicles in this vicinity will be inspected thoroughly before being allowed to enter either premises. The Road Traffic Management Corporation as well as the Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department have already appraised communities of the affected road closures and possible traffic delays.  The specific routes that are already affected include parts of the N1, N12, R21, N3, R24 and the M1.” 

NATJOINTS warned interest groups wishing to air their dissatisfaction either with service delivery or any other pressing matters, to do so within the confines of the law.

The   five-pillar approach that NATJOINTS will be implementing includes  Intelligence gathering,   high visibility to police all hotspots and  the combat approach in response to any violation of the law, among others.  

“Should the need arise, the SANDF is also on standby to exercise their secondary role of supporting the SAPS.”

Cape Times