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2010 more than just a game – Govt
21 August - The 2010 Fifa World Cup to be hosted in South Africa should be used as a vehicle to send new images to the world about the people of South Africa and the African continent alike, media delegates in Beijing have heard.
World Cup to boost SA tourism
21 August - South African tourism and leisure sectors are set to benefit from the country’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™, Deputy Minister of Finance Jabulani Moleketi said on Thursday.
SA police promise safe World Cup
19 August - South African National Deputy Police Commissioner Andre Pruis says the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup™ and the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ to be held in South Africa will be safe.
Media to scrutinise 2010 preparations
15 August - A contingent of international and local media representatives has been invited to put preparations for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ under the microscope in Beijing, the Department of Sport and Recreation said in a statement on Friday.
2010 lessons from Olympic volunteers
15 August - Potential volunteers for the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup™ and 2010 Fifa World Cup™ to be hosted in South Africa will have to be on top of their game to ensure that crucial areas of operations are well-manned during the events.
SA must unite to make 2010 a success - govt
13 August - With less than 666 days left before the biggest soccer event on the African continent kicks off, government has called on South Africans to come together and share the vision of making it a memorable success.
Fifa: Nothing can go wrong in 2010
12 August - Fifa boss Sepp Blatter has once again reiterated his confidence in South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ saying the event will change the face of the tournament.
Beijing comes alive with Olympic spirit
12 August - Giant outdoor screens brandishing the Olympic circles, sports memorabilia, Chinese flags, strict traffic flow protocol, heavy police presence, branded commodities, scores of tourists, giant official mascots, late night food markets, and game.
LOC gets ball rolling at Host Cities
06 August - The 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa™ Organizing Committee has announced the appointment of eight Organising Committee Venue Managers in a move aimed at dispersing its operations to host city level.
2010 boss for Soccerex
05 August - Soccerex have announced that Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa™ Organizing Committee will be participating at the 2008 Soccerex Conference programme.
Volunteer applications hit 20 000
04 August - More than 20 000 South Africans have applied to volunteer during the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup™ tournament, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) Volunteer Programme said on Friday.
2010 security exercises in Bloemfontein
04 August - South African law enforcement agencies will hold joint security exercises in Bloemfontein in preparation for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™, South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement on Sunday.
04 June 2008
2010 economic spin-offs for freight industry
SA2010 reporter
Johannesburg - The Director General of the Department of Transport Mpumi Mpofu says the South African freight industry needs to take advantage of business opportunities that will come with the country’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™.
Mpofu was addressing delegates attending the South African Association of Freight Forwarders Congress at Emperors Palace east of Johannesburg. The Congress firmly puts the spotlight on freight forwarders and the critical role the industry plays in the supply chain and the economy.
“For those who are aiming to utilise available economic opportunities, our environment is conducive for that growth, and we must all take full advantage of the various opportunities in the pipeline.
“Another important opportunity lies ahead of us from the 2010 Fifa World Cup which we must all take advantage of because it presents clear business opportunities with strong economic spin-offs within the SADC (Southern African Development Community) region,” said Mpofu.
The South African freight industry will play an essential role during the staging of the World Cup in 2010 as visitors and participating countries will be moving goods like playing and other training materials from one Host City to another.
Mpofu also highlighted some of the challenges facing the freighting industry such as aging infrastructure, and to a certain extent incapacitated road networks saying the government will be working on addressing these challenges for next three years.
“We remain committed to maintaining infrastructure at the level that is required, we think to some extent we may have to take critical decisions about the need to expand the infrastructure at the cost of maintaining it.
“I think you will see over the next three years a shifted focus to maintenance of infrastructure and limited new development of infrastructure in particular areas. Importantly for that we’ve received a fiscal injection from government to the tune of R17-billion for the road infrastructure network and we hope that over the next three years is going to assist us to alleviate some of the problems. In the various other areas of our operations such as public transport we have received very important allocations for 2010 (World Cup),” she said.
The congress ends on Thursday.