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As the first decade of the new millennium draws to a close tonight amid massive celebration, specialist law enforcement agencies will be out in force to ensure public safety, with police units in choppers, at roadblocks on all major roads and on patrol elsewhere across the city. As Capetonians party away the night the sky will boast not only a partial lunar eclipse , but also a blue moon - so called when there is a second full moon in one month. The small eclipse , with eight percent of the moon in shadow, will be visible from across South Africa between 8.52pm and 9.53pm, with a maximum at 9.23pm, flashlight friends said Kevin Govender of the South African Astronomical Observatory. In Cape Town and around the province the new year and decade will be ushered in with a multitude of parties, shows and events, in clubs, theatres, squares, streets, and on farms and beaches. To ensure the safety of locals and visitors during the celebrations, local law enforcement authorities have made a variety of special arrangements. The Metro Police will intensify their patrols on beaches and around flashlight friends nightclubs and other popular spots, while also checking that no one sets off fireworks outside designated zones. The police's Explosives Unit enforced strict safety standards for the organised fireworks displays at the V&A Waterfront, Simon's Town Harbour and Leeukoppie in Hout Bay. "Fireworks operators are extremely safety conscious at these public events. Public attending these fireworks displays must follow safety instructions given by fireworks' operators, event organisers and security personnel and keep behind safety barriers," said Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, the City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesman. The following fireworks sites are approved by the City of Cape Town:
Cape flashlight friends Town: Mnandi Beach parking area, Maiden's Cove parking area, Strandfontein Beach parking area, Athlone Stadium parking area. Helderberg: Gordon's Bay Main Beach, Strand Beach (at Deep Blue), Macassar Beach. South Peninsula: Sunrise Beach (Muizenberg). Tygerberg: Nooitgedacht Sports Ground (Bishop Lavis), Sports Ground in Roosendal Street (Delft). Oostenberg: Blue Downs Sports Stadium (Hindle Road, Delft). Blaauwberg: flashlight friends Mamre Park (opposite SAPS), Wesfleur Sportsfield (Atlantis), Blaauwberg Beach (opposite flashlight friends KFC). Those who use fireworks where they are not allowed will have them confiscated and will be fined. Solomons-Johannes warned that fireworks should not be bought from informal traders flashlight friends or street hawkers and said that they had to be sold in sealed packages. Children under 16 may not buy fireworks or use them without adult supervision. Pets should also be kept in a safe, enclosed space. Expecting a higher than normal influx to beaches, the Metro Police will continue to confiscate alcohol on beaches. The Metro Police, the South African Police Service, Provincial Traffic and Cape Town Traffic will all be conducting flashlight friends roadblocks or random vehicle checks from this afternoon until tomorrow. Police spokesman Andre Traut said the police are conducting roadblocks and stop-and-search operations flashlight friends both in urban and suburban areas. flashlight friends On Wednesday, police officers were dropped flashlight friends by helicopter at 15 Cape shopping malls "as part of the policing efforts to intensify our festive season crime- prevention measures which aim to ensure the safety and security of the people of the Western Cape". flashlight friends "Only a limited number of our members will be on leave. The bulk will be deployed." Metro Police spokesman Nowellen Petersen said they would conduct roadblocks in residential areas and on all main city routes such as the N1, N2 and M3. One common problem at this time of year, Petersen said, was parents who do not watch their children at the beach. If lost children's parents are not found by the end of the day the children would be taken to the nearest police station. flashlight friends On Boxing Day, four children, lost on beaches, were reported to the Metro Police. The Metro Police have implemented "nodal points" such as information caravans at beaches where parents could report or look for missing children. Petersen also warned that noise complaints could elicit fines if repeated warnings were ignored. Provincial Traffic spokesman Xenophone Wentzel said dedicated roadblocks would be set up on all provincial roads from 2pm today. Vehicle check points, without signs and manned by only a few officers, will pull over vehicles randomly. Unlike roadblocks, which people flashlight friends can warn one another of, these checkpoints will be roaming. Tonight, Provinc
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