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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.
18 March 2008
Govt: SA 2010 plans well on track
Bathandwa MbolaPretoria - Government has once again assured the local and international community that South Africa will be ready in time to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
“We are ready and on track,” said Minister of Sport and Recreation, Makhenkesi Stofile on Tuesday, adding that FIFA and the 2010 Soccer World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) had indicated the same following a five-day inspection tour.
He said the tour to the world cup stadiums and host cities in February had provided evidence that preparations for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and world cup were going full steam ahead.
Minister Stofile was speaking during the handing over ceremony of the 2010 Mid-Term Government Report compiled by the 2010 FIFA World Cup Government Unit.
The state of readiness report provides feedback from various government departments as part of implementing 2010 FIFA World Cup government guarantees and obligations.
Among some of the major milestones included in the report, is the programme proceeding to meet the October 2009 deadline of stadia construction.
“At the end of 2007, all major construction projects were on track with varying stages of progress, but overall good success and preparedness for the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2009,” the report said.
The capacity of South Africa to deliver the ten match stadia in good time has remained the focus of the media, local and international public.
Concerns raised by FIFA’s agent, Match, as to whether South Africa’s transport infrastructure would be in place to ensure seamless travel from places of accommodation to match venues, have since been addressed by the Department of Transport.
The report states that departments are addressing the slow progress in implementing transport infrastructure projects by increasing building capacity.
Government has spent over R20 billion in infrastructure as part of the larger spending programme towards the world cup.
At the briefing Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka noted the escalating expenditure in the construction of stadiums.
“On the issue of cost, tax payers must rest assured that as government, we are looking at ways to curb escalating cost,” she said.
According to the report the monitoring and evaluation of infrastructure projects in the host cities are going well and will be reinforced with the appointment a professional team of experts, who will be assisting the department in reporting progress, financial performance and troubleshooting areas of potential delays and maladministration.
Source: BuaNews