In the interest of protecting public health, it remains a priority of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to ensure that animals and plants are disease-free. Inspection services at all South African border posts (land, sea and air) are being upgraded. Additional sniffer dogs were obtained in 2008/09 as part of the Sedupe K9 Sniffer Dog Programme for the detection of prohibited agricultural substances at ports of entry.
Each stadium will install dedicated local area telecommunications infrastructure to support the wider telecommunications and broadcast project.
A total of 15 000 volunteers from across the globe will contribute their time, skills, knowledge and enthusiasm for the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. Out of the 15 000 volunteers, 80% will come from South Africa, 10% from the other countries on the continent of Africa and the remainder from the rest of the world.
The 2010 Organising Committee's (OC) Volunteer Programme is implemented on two levels: 2010 OC volunteers and host-city volunteers. Volunteers will either service FIFA or assist spectators with information on host cities and stadiums.
The Department of Environmental Affairs has embarked on wide-scale environmental communication initiatives. These include the National Legacy Report and several campaigns around greening.
Waste-Collection Project: The department will assist some host cities with waste collection to ensure that cities are clean. This will happen prior, during and after the tournament. Temporary staff will be trained and employed for this purpose by the respective appointed service-providers during this period.
Non-Motorised Transport Project: The project is an attempt to reduce carbon emissions. At least three of the nine host cities are considering the implementation of bicycle lanes in strategic locations for the 2010 FIFA World CupTM.
About R25 million has been allocated across all nine provinces from 2007 to 2010 for club development in disadvantaged communities. A further investment of R212 million for school and community sport has been made over the same period.
The Department of Trade and Industry has negotiated that 30% of the OC's procurement be done by SMMEs. This event is bound to benefit all.
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