Government estimates that the 2010 Fifa World Cup added a percentage more to the country’s growth, when spending on stadiums and infrastructure was taken into account.
Uninterrupted power supply in South Africa during the 2010 Fifa World Cup is guaranteed, especially for facilities key to the tournament like stadiums, accommodation venues and other related sites, government has said.
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has called on the province’s people to work together with the government in ensuring that guests arriving for the 2010 FIFA World Cup spectacle have a pleasant stay.
The journey to the 2010 Fifa World Cup has been one long road filled with great expectations, heart-rending disappointments, and unprecedented joy not only for those people involved in bidding for the football tournament, but for South Africans at large.
Residents living in rural areas under the Ilembe District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal who don’t have electricity or can’t afford to buy a television set will not miss out on the action during the Fifa Confederations Cup.
