Johannesburg's Airport Is Plagued By Organised Crime

 

Access Control (2006): Johannesburg International Airport attempts to clean its act up before the FIFA World Cup 2010. For similar stories, see: Vancouver Airport Tragedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYV9UDhc0k4 Closing The Gap In Airport Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyDkeK8ukI How FIFA Stung South Africa Over The 2010 World Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJK-k4Ivw-A Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/3042/access-control Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures 20 million passengers pass through Johannesberg International Airport every year. But with issues such as 9/11 and hosting the 2010 football world cup, the airport that is ‘plagued by organised crime’ has to take security measures seriously. The film provides an insight into the problems and difficulties of security undertaken by Airport Company South Africa (ASCA) who owns Johannesberg International Airport. The airport suffers from a great deal of corruption and after many criminal incidents and concerns of terrorists, Operation Octopus commenced in 2001 to tighten airport security. Security was seen to be ‘abysmal’ according to Paul O’Sullivan (Group Executive of Security) and many airport employees were arrested. However, there are encouraging signs that ACSA are stepping up security especially in light of hosting the 2010 football world cup. New trainees have been employed and are to become ‘part of the new solution [rather than] new additions to the old problem’, employees are closely monitored and great efforts are being make to maintain a “security culture”. SABC Special Assignment – Ref. 3042 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.