This serves to inform the National Council of Provinces that I have employed seven thousand one hundred and twenty (7120) members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), to cooperate with the South African Police Services in the prevention and combating of crime and maintenance and preservation of law and order within the Republic of South Africa and to render support to government departments during the hosting of the 2010 FIFA world cup over the period of 26 May to 18 July 2010.