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Big Concerts, FNB Stadium: We won't have a Global Citizens problem at Ed Sheeran
Security at the stadium was criticised last December after some people who attended the Global Citizen Festival were assaulted and robbed.
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[WATCH] 2018: The good life and teary moments
From music to fashion, trends and threads, controversies and 'Champagne Darling'. Here is a wrap-up of 2018's lifestyle news.
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Beyonce proud of Global Citizen Festival
The 37-year-old singer and her husband Jay-Z headlined the huge concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, earlier this month before heading off on vacation.
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Tembe: 'JMPD did what they were assigned to do at Global Citizen Festival'
Johannesburg Metropolitan Police chief David Tembe has maintained that his officers did what they were assigned to do following the chaos that occurred after the Global Citizen Festival earlier this month.
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Big Concerts: SAPS should protect every inch of country
The company says there was a total collapse of the traffic management plan after the Global Citizen concert at the FNB Stadium on Sunday.
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[WATCH] How police allowed Global Citizen Festival crime spree to happen
EWN unpacks exactly how the police failed to respond to Global Citizen concert-goers who fell victim to criminals outside the FNB Stadium.
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SAPS only tasked with visible policing at Global Citizen Festival, say sources
A number of sources within the police and JMPD have told EWN that there were not enough senior members on duty at the Global Citizen Festival to instruct junior members to respond to calls for help from the public.
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[OPINION] A tribute to Johnny Clegg: What a wow
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says as we eagerly traverse the bridge between Sunday night after Global Citizen Fest, she dares you to witness the greatness in this cover of 'The Crossing.'
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Cele: 'Police have learnt lessons from Global Citizen Festival safety debacle'
On Sunday night, several festival-goers were robbed and attacked while waiting for transport home from the Global Citizen Festival event in Soweto.
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Stadium Management SA wants probe into sports event safety law
This request by Stadium Management SA comes in the light of the chaotic and criminal scenes which played out following the Global Citizen Festival on Sunday.
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Cele calls on Global Citizen Festival crime victims to lay complaint with police
The minister says this is the only way they can follow up on complaints by concert-goers, who were attacked at a nearby Sasol garage on Sunday night.
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[WATCH] Cele: 50 cases opened, 15 arrested after #GlobalCitizen Fest attacks
Minister of Police Bheki Cele has released a statement on accusations that police failed the public at the Global Citizen concert on Sunday, 2 December 2018.
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Police could have responded better to Global Citizen Fest crimes - Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele has, however, denied that security was inadequate or that police were not visible.
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#GlobalCitizen: Sasol garage fell outside SAPS security plan, says Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele expressed sympathy to the victims and has urged them to lay criminal complaints.
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SMSA: 'We failed our patrons at Global Citizen Festival'
Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA) says all those involved in the execution of the Global Citizen Festival failed in their mandate to provide safety.
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Joburg & CT safety officials search for solutions after crimes mar major events
Robbers ruined the annual Festive Lights Switch-On on Sunday for many who attended while the Global Citizen Festival also saw muggings and a shooting near the stadium which hosted the event.
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Uber apologises to Global Citizen festival-goers over price hikes
Uber had committed to not increasing rates on Sunday but some people had to pay over R1,000 for the same trips that cost them around R200.
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Global Citizen Festival muggings: JMPD doesn't powers to obtain CCTV footage
Seven people have been arrested in connection with the numerous robberies which took place after the Global Citizen Festival.
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57 commitments worth R100 billion - Global Citizen pledges in a nutshell
Advocacy group Global Citizen has announced 57 commitments totalling more than R100 billion ($7-billion), surpassing its goal by seven times more.
