Joburgers on Tuesday took a break from their busy schedules, donned their Bafana Bafana jerseys and kicked back with the rest of the country to celebrate the 100 days countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
It’s exactly 100 days to go before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off on African soil and South Africa is putting her best foot forward in song and dance.
The days of having to travel long distances to access decent sports facilities will soon be a thing of the past for the tiny township of Mogwase, outside Rustenburg.
Prices for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) System will not increase during the 2010 FIFA World Cup according to Johannesburg’s transport executive director.
With just 128 days to go to the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the Mangaung Local Organising Committee has encouraged residents to open up their homes to guests arriving in the country for the soccer spectacular.
From politicians, sports personalities to celebrities, they all came out in numbers to wish Bafana Bafana and all the other teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup a success.
Fifa Secretary General Jerome Valcke has slammed as “insane, unfair, bad and sad” reports that continue to discourage soccer fans from coming to South Africa to witness the Fifa World Cup in June.
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says his department is ready to cope with the high volumes of traffic during the Fifa World Cup to be hosted in nine South African host cities in June.
Minister of Police Mr Nathi Mthethwa has promised Fifa World Cup visitors and fans that “any type of deviant behaviour be it criminality or terrorism will be dealt with swiftly and with no mercy” during the month-long soccer spectacle.
