{"id":843705,"date":"2025-11-18T21:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=843705"},"modified":"2025-11-18T21:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:47:42","slug":"hard-lockdown-in-south-africas-richest-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/843705\/hard-lockdown-in-south-africas-richest-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard lockdown in South Africa’s richest city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) said it will enforce a lockdown around the FNB Stadium and Nasrec Expo Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This forms part of the South African Police Service\u2019s (SAPS\u2019s) security measures for the G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit, which is hosted in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit is the main event where the heads of state from the G20 countries gather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The G20 Summit will be hosted at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg from 22 to 23 November 2025. It is the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit held in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The G20 Summit in South Africa made headlines after a few prominent world leaders announced they would not attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United States President Donald Trump said no official U.S. Government representatives will attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States President said it was \u201ca total disgrace that the G20 Summit will be held in South Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other top leaders, including China\u2019s President Xi Jinping, Argentina\u2019s President Javier Milei, and Mexico\u2019s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, will also not attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin, who is restricted from attending due to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, will also not be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although these top leaders will not be attending the G20 Summit, many other prominent leaders will be present at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They include French President Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa will also host Italy\u2019s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Canada\u2019s Prime Minister Mark Carney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will also be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These high-profile leaders require exceptional security, which the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure said was in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard lockdown around the G20 Summit venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure shared information<\/a> about the security measures around the G20 leaders’ summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They said the area around the FNB Stadium and Nasrec Expo Centre will be a \u2018strictly no-fly zone\u2019 to manned aircraft and drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili advised Johannesburg residents that there will be limited access in areas surrounding Nasrec Expo Centre and FNB Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe confirm that from Friday, 21 November until Monday, 24 November 2025, we will be implementing a hard lockdown,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hard lockdown will apply to the vicinity of the FNB Stadium, which houses the accreditation centre, and the Nasrec Expo conference centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hard lockdown means that individuals who do not have a valid accreditation to be in and around the Nasrec Expo Centre will not be allowed near this vicinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll vehicles in this vicinity will be inspected thoroughly before being allowed to enter any premises,\u201d Mosikili said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Road Traffic Management Cooperation, RTMC, and the Metro Police Departments have already apprised communities of the affected road closures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The routes already affected in Johannesburg include parts of major roads, including the N1, N3, N12, R21, R24, and M1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that the roads used by convoys will be closed off and the movement of road users, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists will be limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRoads will be opened as soon as the convoys move past the affected routes,\u201d Mosikili said during the media briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe urge members of the public to take note of these identified route road closures and to cooperate with law enforcement authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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