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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.
14 May 2008
Ekurhuleni unveils football development project
Luyanda Makapela
Johannebsurg – Youngsters living in Ekurhuleni are to benefit from a developmental soccer project to be launched in the area on Saturday.
The Dreamfields Soccer Project, which has already been implemented in Klerksdorp and Potechefstroom, will now be brought to Nigel and Duduza to revive soccer among children.
This forms part of efforts to build excitement around the 2010 Fifa World Cup™.
A total of 32 boys and girls teams, from more than 20 schools, will this weekend participate in a soccer tournament with a view to a possible roll out to all the schools in Ekurhuleni.
This will tie in with already existing football development initiatives within the municipality, said spokesperson Zweli Dlamini.
The broader Nigel/Duduza Sustainable Development Project involves three channel projects which are housing, skills development and sports development.
The soccer tournament forms part of the first phase of this development project.
“In this phase of the project, football has been identified as a priority in view of the country’s preparation for the world cup.”
Deputy Minister of Education, Enver Surty referred to the project as “a significant collaborative effort” to create excitement around soccer, after 130 schools throughout the country were successful in getting sponsorship.
The project brings soccer fields, equipment, business skills and new social partnerships to disadvantaged communities across South Africa and will see money raised to upgrade existing sports facilities in townships and rural areas.
New fields are to be built in at least 32 regional soccer centres by the end of 2010.
New facilities earmarked included the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Venda in Limpopo, and Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal.
Feasibility studies were conducted on improving facilities in the Northern Cape and the Vaal Triangle in late 2007.
The Dreamfields Project also works with government and others to bring coaching and sports management skills programmes to communities.
Source: BuaNews