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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.
25 July 2007
FIFA to ratify Cabinet's approval of IBC location
Themba GadebeJohannesburg – Johannesburg is awaiting FIFA's ratification of Cabinet's approval of the city to be the venue for the World Cup International Broadcast Centre (IBC) during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
On Tuesday Cabinet announced the approval of the Local Organising Committees recommendation that Johannesburg be the host of the IBC's state-of-the-art broadcast hub of the World Cup.
"FIFA now has to ratify this decision," LOC's Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan said, after writing to FIFA informing the world football body of the country's decision.
The IBC will be the nerve centre for the world cup and media streaming would be organised, packaged and sent out from the facility to over 30 billion viewers worldwide.
The centre will enhance South Africa's migration into the new model of high definition television and new broadcasting technology.
The decision into the location of the IBC ended the selection process which commenced in November 2006.
Mr Jordaan, however, commended the three cities, Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, who were bidding to host the IBC for the quality job.
"We are satisfied that the process followed was very thorough. The quality of all the cities' submissions and presentations gave us further assurance that we will have a world-class World Cup in our country in 2010," he said.
To Cape Town, he said, the mother city remained an important part of the World Cup.
"The awarding of the IBC to Johannesburg is but one of the many activities of the Organising Committee.
"We still have to award the venue for the World Cup Final Draw, the FIFA Congress and many other events. So it's not the end of the world for Cape Town," said Mr Jordaan.
The two world cup host cities were at the final stage process where they were asked to submit their best final stroke on 18 May 2007.
They were further called to a second presentation and their final work was scrutinised on 21 May 2007.
This led to a second evaluation of the two bidders and a verification process on 1 June and the subsequent submission of the report and recommendation to the LOC's Board on 18 June.
The Board accepted the report and designated Johannesburg as the preferred bidder and Cape Town as the reserve bidder.
On 25 June 2007, the LOC informed the country's Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, of the recommendation of the LOC.
Source: BuaNews