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World Cup's green legacy for Joburg
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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
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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.
13 May 2008
Roadshow highlights 2010 progress
Simangaliso Zwane
Johannesburg – A 2010 Transport Roadshow convened by the Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe has revealed that four Johannesburg projects being undertaken in preparation for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ are on track for completion.
Minister Radebe, Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan, Gauteng MEC for Public Transport, Roads and Works Ignatius Jacobs, City’s Executive Mayor Amos Masondo and Head of the City's 2010 unit Sibongile Mazibuko, along with an entourage of local and international media embarked on a daylong tour on Tuesday.
The minister has given the N17 Highway, the Doornfontein Train Station, the Ellis Park Precinct and the Jourbert Park projects a thumbs up saying the developments are well on schedule to be completed before the tournament.
Site managers at the venues also assured the minister that the projects would be completed on time and within specified budget.
Speaking to journalists at the end of the tour at the Southern Sun Greyston Hotel in Sandton, Radebe said South Africa is awash with excitement and activity.
“We are now 759 days before kick-off of the biggest sporting event, and South Africa is buzzing with excitement and construction activity.”
“As we count down, it is imperative that we take time to look at the progress we are making and share it with the world in order to spread the sense of excitement that is being experienced in South Africa, he said.
MEC Ignatius Jacobs lauded as “unprecedented and massive” the Department of Transport’s expenditure in the country’s transit system in recent years.
“What was spent in transport infrastructure and public transport systems in this country 20 to 30 years ago and what is being spent now is unprecedented, in fact it’s massive if you compare and contrast with the two periods I have indicated,” he said.
The Government is investing over R360-billion in the transport system as part of the R400-billion plus infrastructure investment programme over the medium term. The investment is strategically spread across the various modes of transport, and inter-modal interfaces between the modes with the intention of modernising the transportation system, improving safety and ensuring rapid and seamless mobility of people and goods.
According to the Minister, the road system is getting over R70-billion of investment; airports are getting R19-billion; commuter rail is getting R16-billion; 2010 specific interventions have been allocated R13.6-billion; and flagship transport projects such as the Gautrain and the Gauteng Freeway Scheme cost R26-billion and R23-billion respectively.
In addition, the N17 Nasrec Link will cost costs R420-million and the full scale Bus Rapid Transit System has a total cost of R2-billion.
The next leg of the 2010 Transport Roadshow is going to take place in Cape Town later this month.