300 Days to Go to 2010 World Cup

Only 300 days to go to the 2010 FIFA World Cup! I’ve just heard that the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban expects to be finished ahead of schedule.

According to IOL, Tim ter Haar, of Ibhola Lethu, the lead project team at Durban’s R3,1-billion stadium, said progress at the site was “flying”.

“We are asking the city if we could have the official opening of the stadium earlier than originally scheduled. It was first due for the end of October, but we would like it moved forward to the middle of October, which would give us more time to get it operational before the first event in the middle of November.”

Transport would receive special attention from Tourism KwaZulu-Natal.To celebrate the 300-day milestone today, the KZN government and Durban, the host city, would launch a massive radio campaign.

“This is the launch of our partnership with all the radio stations in KZN and the first leg of a much bigger campaign to make sure the World Cup is a success in the province,” said the head of 2010 co-ordination in KwaZulu-Natal, Phindile Makwakwa.

The 2010 Organising Committee is confident all projects will be ready in time for the international sporting event.

Transport for 2010 – Gautrain

It is hoped the Gautrain route between Sandton and OR Tambo International Airport will be operational in time for soccer fans.

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Looking very nice indeed! I wonder, what is the buzz like in South Africa now with just 224 days until the World Cup finals? I imagine the excitement is building but how are people over there dealing with all the nonsense and public smearing of Africa from Western journalists claiming it will be ‘the most dangerous, fan un-friendly World Cup yet’ etc? Have these jingoistic, nasty perceptions (no doubt based on nothing more than stereotypes) affected the mood at all in South Africa and Africa more generally at all?

On the point of it all becoming real, I imagine once the draw is made in December then anticipation of 2010 really will go into fever pitch!

Jonathan.
KAY-EL

Hey Johnathan
The buzz in South Africa is awesome. Everyone is excited about the 2010 World Cup. The majority of the soccer fans here don’t read overseas papers or blogs and wouldn’t really pay much attention to the ranting from “across the waters” anyway. This is going to be an African World Cup and we have had cricket and rugby World Cups and many other big International events in all the major cities in South Africa without any incidents, so it really is just the perceptions of a few – I do believe that many western people don’t want to see Africans succeed. I hear so much judgement and superiority in their tone when they criticize and judge us. But, hey, that is their problem, not ours.

South Africa is getting ready to host the best and most fun World Cup ever. Those fans who are not here will be missing out on an experience of a lifetime.

The Draw is close – December 4 in Cape Town.

Vuvuzela South Africa

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