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Mpuma community to benefit from 2010 venture
22 July - The construction of the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga is taking place on 118 hectares of land which has recently been restored to the Matsafeni community.
World Cup's green legacy for Joburg
22 July - More trees, clean rivers and green playing fields are some of the long-lasting benefits from the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ that Joburg’s residents will enjoy.
See you in 2010 Madiba: Fifa
21 July - Fifa President Sepp Blatter has promised to see former South African President Nelson Mandela at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa™.
Eskom engages municipalities for 2010
18 July - An Eskom project team is working with the metro and municipal electricity departments to ensure the reliability of electricity supply to the stadiums, broadcasting centres, base camps and venues for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™, the power utility said in its annual report released on Thursday.
Nelson Mandela - SA's 2010 envoy
18 July - "The world cup will help unify people, if there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people together it is soccer."
Gauteng ahead of schedule for 2010
17 July - Gauteng is ahead of schedule with the construction of all host stadia ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™.
Port Elizabeth to hold 2010 security exercise
16 July - The army, navy, police and airforce are set to descend on Port Elizabeth later in July to conduct a training exercise ahead of the 2010 World Cup, police said on Wednesday.
Durban's Moses Mabhida to be a year-round event
15 July - Durban has planned ahead to ensure that it's R2.6-billion Moses Mabhida Stadium is not only a single code sporting facility, but a sustainable, multi-function events theatre promising to attract people 365 days a year.
Volunteering open to all SA residents
15 July - The Local Organising Committee (LOC) says volunteering for the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup™ is open to everyone who is a legal resident of South Africa.
World Cup readiness test for Mpumalanga
11 July -The Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup, which will see countries from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) battling it out, will also be a test for Mpumalanga’s preparations towards hosting the 2010 Fifa World™ Cup matches.
2010 final venue wows Fifa
11 July - Fifa Secretary General Jerome Valcke says he was very impressed with his first visit to the iconic Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
700 days left to 2010 Fifa World Cup in SA
10 July - With 700 days left to the kickoff of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ to be hosted in Africa for the first time, South Africa has made considerable strides to ensure that the World Cup will be a resounding success.
South Africans heed call for volunteers
10 July - The Local Organising Committee (LOC) have reported a resounding response to their call for South Africans to volunteer during the 2009 Confederations Cup™ to be held in South Africa.
4 December 2007
Capital prepares for 2010 upgrades
Michael AppelPretoria - The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is preparing to upgrade various areas through a "Smart City Project" as part of its infrastructural development plans for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
In a briefing Tuesday, Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa said numerous pilot projects have been completed and the city council is ready to call for tenders for the planned upgrades.
"The Smart City Project was just one of many forming part of Gauteng's preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
"Gauteng is known as the city [region] of champions, and that this must be the platform upon which the province approaches its preparations for the world cup and beyond," she said.
The project involves four key areas which are developing broadband and wireless infrastructure, using broadband to enhance services in schools, hospitals and clinics, creating a culture of innovation and enhancing the capacity to efficiently deliver services.
In term of the city's Programme for Social and Economic Development, Mayor Ramokgopa said the council is supporting Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises including bed and breakfast establishments, as well as accessing tourism opportunities presented by the massive influx of people into the province during the world cup.
She mentioned transport as another key focus area for the council ahead of the world cup.
The council has ordered 100 buses for this financial year and a further 100 for the next financial year, and the first group of buses are due to be here soon, she said.
The council has approved and will launch the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system which involves dedicated bus lanes running from north of the city to the CBD as well as east, and "the BRT will be ready for 2010."
She added that the new fleet will replace the current fleet of older buses in the city, and that plans are in place to refurbish the Bloed Street taxi rank, and transform it into a state-of-the-art retail centre that will open next year.
The city is also on track to accelerate its provincial economic growth, as well as position itself as a globally competitive business hub.
Regarding South Africa's power utility, Eskom, continuing with countrywide load shedding to keep up with demand for electricity, the mayor assured the public that as part of the city's Five Year Plan, additional power stations would be built, especially to assist stadia, and "we are looking to increase electricity capacity."
Ms Ramokgopa concluded that the plan will focus particular attention to ensuring every household, even in informalised settlements, has electricity by 2012.
Source: BuaNews