South African's Stadium-Accomodation 2010 World Cup
In Nine host cities stadium have been built to the site: Cape Town, Johanesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Nelspruit, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane and Rustenburg. Many of the stadiums in these cities have undergone significant upgrades in preparation for the tournament, while others have been built from scratch.
Stadium and hotel in Cape Town
In Cape Town newly built Green Point Stadium will be a major focus of South Africa's 2010 World Cup. This artistic venue will play host to one of the two FIFA World Cup semi-finals as well as group matches. Set between Table Mountain and the ocean, Green Point Stadium is located in a stunning spot in Cape Town. It's also close to a transportation hub for the city which will make your stay in Cape Town even more enjoyable.
Stadium and hotel Durban
In Durban another new South African stadium is the Moses Mabhida. This new soccer stadium will play host to the other semi-final of the 2010 World Cup. The design of the Moses Mabhida Stadium displays some wonderful architectural talent as its design takes its inspiration from the South African flag. This amazing football stadium also boasts a cable car which brings you to a viewing platform over 100 metres above the pitch. This newly built soccer stadium is located right in the heart of the Kings Park Sporting Precinct and will see a lot of soccer during the 2010 World Cup.
Stadium and hotel Johannesburg
In Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium and Soccer City are the two main football stadiums and both will play an important role in South Africa's 2010 World Cup. Ellis Park Stadium will play host to many group matches for the FIFA World Cup, however, Soccer City will host the opening game and final of the 2010 South Africa World Cup. The design of Soccer City stadium is an artistic masterpiece and is particularly beautiful when it is lit up at night. Johannesburg is known as 'City of Gold' in South Africa and is the business hub of the country.
Stadium and hotel Nelson Mandela Bay/ Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium lies on the stunning shores of the North End Lake in one of the most desired locations in South Africa. Nelson Mandela Bay/ Port Elizabeth will host the third and fourth place play-offs for the FIFA World Cup 2010. This area is one of South Africa's port cities and is surrounded by amazing clean beaches. The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was purpose built for the World Cup and will host up to 8 matches for the FIFA World Cup.
Stadium and hotel Nelspruit
Other new addition to South Africa's stadia is the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. This new football venue is the first of its kind in Nelspruit and is based a few kilometres outside of the city itself. Nelspruit is home to some of South Africa's most popular and breathtaking reserve parks, including the famous Kruger National Park.
Stadium and hotel Rustenburg
The city of Rustenburg lies in the heart of the savannah bushveld and is about 30 kilometres from the sensational Sun City, which is renowned as Africa's number one holiday resort. The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is the stadium for the Rustenburg area and will play a big part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Rustenburg is an amazing part of South Africa to visit as it is brimming with natural beauty and lies at the foot of the Magaliesburg Mountains.
Stadium and hotel Tshwane/ Pretoria
The beautiful area of Tshwane/ Pretoria is steeped in a rich and colourful heritage with many beautiful museums and monuments. The area boasts a mix of both old and new and it is also the capital of South Africa. The Loftus Versfeld Stadium is the local stadium and is also one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has offered the city the opportunity to build and rennovate several multi-purpose international stadiums that will be used for a variety of events after the tournament has left South Africa's shores.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
2010 World Cup Effect on Economic Change in South Africa
2010 World Cup & Fast React on South African Economy
Other like all issues construction and traffic jams are that the World Cup has come to mean for many South Africans, leaving the hype to organisers and PR companies. Host cities started the process of urban rejuvenation years ago, but apart from the sheer flamboyance of the skyline altering stadiums, little else is close to completion. Durban’s central business district is a mess – the Warwick Triangle development, which destroyed a 110-year-old farmers’ market to make way for a modern shopping mall, also incensed motorists by diverting traffic from the traditional transport hub of the city.
In Johannesburg, the much-vaunted Gautrain rail link is unlikely to be ready in time to rescue traffic-clogged arteries. In Cape Town, the main exit route from the city centre, the N2 highway, has become a four-hour bumper-to-bumper ordeal, in a city renowned as Africa’s siesta capital.
While construction is an ongoing reminder of the extravaganza to come, some South Africans are cynical about the potential tangible benefits of hosting the event. With Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium nearing completion, expansive reconstruction and development of the surrounding precinct has turned Durban’s Golden Mile beachfront into an embarrassment. Public amenities, including showers, taps and toilets, have been closed off to the general public, as local government seems distracted from present needs while fast-forwarding to a future harvest.
Ticket holders and ardent football fans are, however, increasingly upbeat about being part of the spectacle. School and university holidays have been rescheduled to make way for the six-week invasion, and no one is expecting it to be a dull affair.
In fact, many South Africans are adamant that once the dirt and muck are swapped for the buff and shine of finished projects, excitement will reach a crescendo, shedding the baggage of false promises and unrealistic expectations. After all, this is the World Cup – and its debut on the African ?continent. Emulating Beijing’s performance at the 2008 Olympics and Rio’s hopes for 2016, South Africa wants to showcase Africa and give the world a great show. With stadiums around 90% complete and on track to be finished in the new year, international scepticism surrounding South Africa’s capacity to host the 2010 World Cup has been mostly put to rest.
In early October, a delegation from football authority FIFA inspected the stadiums over a six-day, six-city tour and issued a comprehensive thumbs-up to the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for their work. While there is still a vast amount to be done on transportation and stadium precincts, it is now a case of adding the final touches before the event kicks off in June 2010.
So far, 678,443 tickets have been sold, with almost half purchased by South Africans, but anxiety around the event was raised by sporadic social unrest in 2009. With 267,000 jobs shed in the mining, manufacturing and retail sectors in the second quarter, ordinary South Africans have become impatient with the slow pace of service delivery, particularly in outlying municipalities.
Significant effort has gone into nurturing long-term investment and using the massive developments as catalysts for building the economy and creating sustainable employment. But professor Richard Tomlinson, co-author of Development and Dreams: Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup, said that the economic rationale for hosting the World Cup was deceptive. To expect the tournament to perform an economic miracle is not only inaccurate but misleading, he says.
Professor Ari Sitas from the sociology department at the University of Cape Town agrees that a successful World Cup would strike a blow against Afro-pessimism. But he says it is unlikely to produce a Beijing-type effect, where the Chinese city boomed dramatically with the hosting of the Olympic Games in 2008. “The Chinese example has to be understood: China has been spending, and will continue spending on infrastructure and world-class facilities for a long time to come. On the other hand, there is always the Atlanta and Athens effect – just look at the wasteland of facilities there.”
Congress of South African Trade Unions spokesman Patrick Craven says that while the World Cup presents an outstanding opportunity, workers are under no illusion that the event will buffer the effects of the global economic crisis. “There are possibilities that public transport and tourism could see permanent job increases, but we are concerned about the other sectors that have experienced incredible job losses during this recession.” The LOC’s Jordaan concedes that the 20,000 jobs created in the construction industry were always going to be temporary, but that “tens of thousands” of people had sustained jobs through difficult economic times and that they had “received invaluable skills which have seen them move on to other major construction projects”.
While local scepticism about South Africa’s ability to host the World Cup might be vanishing, the international media remain to be convinced. Lungani Zama, a sports journalist and postgraduate researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, says, “most coverage has focused on crime, and this is still a concern because even though the [2009] Confederations Cup was relatively successful, the World Cup will be four times the size.”
Tomlinson says that the main beneficiary in such events may be the sponsor’s image. “This explains the need to clean up even the areas around the stadium,” he says. While South Africa has not experienced a major clean-up on the scale of Beijing, there have been efforts to create a polished image for an international audience. Pat Horn, the co-ordinator of Streetnet International, an NGO defending the rights of informal traders and the urban poor, says the economic development component in South Africa’s pitch to host the 2010 World Cup has long since disintegrated.
Sitas remains sceptical that the government’s promises will be felt by ordinary South Africans. “What is important to analyse is what accrues to FIFA and its supply chains and what accrues locally.” He says that while the World Cup could reach legendary status on the African continent, it is difficult to predict which South Africa will emerge.
We recommend all changes should be posotive and make the best presentation in South Africa.
Other like all issues construction and traffic jams are that the World Cup has come to mean for many South Africans, leaving the hype to organisers and PR companies. Host cities started the process of urban rejuvenation years ago, but apart from the sheer flamboyance of the skyline altering stadiums, little else is close to completion. Durban’s central business district is a mess – the Warwick Triangle development, which destroyed a 110-year-old farmers’ market to make way for a modern shopping mall, also incensed motorists by diverting traffic from the traditional transport hub of the city.
In Johannesburg, the much-vaunted Gautrain rail link is unlikely to be ready in time to rescue traffic-clogged arteries. In Cape Town, the main exit route from the city centre, the N2 highway, has become a four-hour bumper-to-bumper ordeal, in a city renowned as Africa’s siesta capital.
While construction is an ongoing reminder of the extravaganza to come, some South Africans are cynical about the potential tangible benefits of hosting the event. With Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium nearing completion, expansive reconstruction and development of the surrounding precinct has turned Durban’s Golden Mile beachfront into an embarrassment. Public amenities, including showers, taps and toilets, have been closed off to the general public, as local government seems distracted from present needs while fast-forwarding to a future harvest.
Ticket holders and ardent football fans are, however, increasingly upbeat about being part of the spectacle. School and university holidays have been rescheduled to make way for the six-week invasion, and no one is expecting it to be a dull affair.
In fact, many South Africans are adamant that once the dirt and muck are swapped for the buff and shine of finished projects, excitement will reach a crescendo, shedding the baggage of false promises and unrealistic expectations. After all, this is the World Cup – and its debut on the African ?continent. Emulating Beijing’s performance at the 2008 Olympics and Rio’s hopes for 2016, South Africa wants to showcase Africa and give the world a great show. With stadiums around 90% complete and on track to be finished in the new year, international scepticism surrounding South Africa’s capacity to host the 2010 World Cup has been mostly put to rest.
In early October, a delegation from football authority FIFA inspected the stadiums over a six-day, six-city tour and issued a comprehensive thumbs-up to the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for their work. While there is still a vast amount to be done on transportation and stadium precincts, it is now a case of adding the final touches before the event kicks off in June 2010.
So far, 678,443 tickets have been sold, with almost half purchased by South Africans, but anxiety around the event was raised by sporadic social unrest in 2009. With 267,000 jobs shed in the mining, manufacturing and retail sectors in the second quarter, ordinary South Africans have become impatient with the slow pace of service delivery, particularly in outlying municipalities.
Significant effort has gone into nurturing long-term investment and using the massive developments as catalysts for building the economy and creating sustainable employment. But professor Richard Tomlinson, co-author of Development and Dreams: Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup, said that the economic rationale for hosting the World Cup was deceptive. To expect the tournament to perform an economic miracle is not only inaccurate but misleading, he says.
Professor Ari Sitas from the sociology department at the University of Cape Town agrees that a successful World Cup would strike a blow against Afro-pessimism. But he says it is unlikely to produce a Beijing-type effect, where the Chinese city boomed dramatically with the hosting of the Olympic Games in 2008. “The Chinese example has to be understood: China has been spending, and will continue spending on infrastructure and world-class facilities for a long time to come. On the other hand, there is always the Atlanta and Athens effect – just look at the wasteland of facilities there.”
Congress of South African Trade Unions spokesman Patrick Craven says that while the World Cup presents an outstanding opportunity, workers are under no illusion that the event will buffer the effects of the global economic crisis. “There are possibilities that public transport and tourism could see permanent job increases, but we are concerned about the other sectors that have experienced incredible job losses during this recession.” The LOC’s Jordaan concedes that the 20,000 jobs created in the construction industry were always going to be temporary, but that “tens of thousands” of people had sustained jobs through difficult economic times and that they had “received invaluable skills which have seen them move on to other major construction projects”.
While local scepticism about South Africa’s ability to host the World Cup might be vanishing, the international media remain to be convinced. Lungani Zama, a sports journalist and postgraduate researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, says, “most coverage has focused on crime, and this is still a concern because even though the [2009] Confederations Cup was relatively successful, the World Cup will be four times the size.”
Tomlinson says that the main beneficiary in such events may be the sponsor’s image. “This explains the need to clean up even the areas around the stadium,” he says. While South Africa has not experienced a major clean-up on the scale of Beijing, there have been efforts to create a polished image for an international audience. Pat Horn, the co-ordinator of Streetnet International, an NGO defending the rights of informal traders and the urban poor, says the economic development component in South Africa’s pitch to host the 2010 World Cup has long since disintegrated.
Sitas remains sceptical that the government’s promises will be felt by ordinary South Africans. “What is important to analyse is what accrues to FIFA and its supply chains and what accrues locally.” He says that while the World Cup could reach legendary status on the African continent, it is difficult to predict which South Africa will emerge.
We recommend all changes should be posotive and make the best presentation in South Africa.
South African Internal Politics on World Cup 2010
World Cup 2010 and African Political Thinkers
On September 25 2006 by newly-elected president of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe includes the reappointment of highly respected finance minister Trevor Manuel - a move that will reassure the markets and, on another issue - help to address concerns about the country's preparations to host the football World Cup 2010.
Motlanthe, who in the ruling African National Congress is the deputy to party president Jacob Zuma, announced his cabinet soon after his swearing-in ceremony in Cape Town. Just one of the ramifications of the ousting from power of now-former president Thabo Mbeki was that two top office-bearers closely linked to World Cup preparations quit in solidarity with Mbeki.
One was finance minister Manuel and the other deputy finance minister Jabu Moleketi, whose portfolio included a key role in managing state money to ensure the success of the World Cup. Moleketi chairs the 2010 Technical Co-ordinating Committee, which is overseeing the new physical and transport infrastructure ahead of the football tournament.
Both Manuel, finance minister since 1996, and Moleketi, in office since 2004, are highly respected for their roles in handling South Africa's treasury. A finance ministry spokesperson, speaking ahead of the formal election of Motlanthe as president, said that the two "want to make it clear that they are ready to serve the new administration in any capacity that the incoming president deems fit".
While Manuel kept his job, a move probably not unconnected to the negative market reaction when it was announced that he had resigned in the wake of Mbeki's departure, the official list of the new cabinet posted on the website of the South African presidency did not include Moleketi's name. But then, it did not include the post of deputy finance minister at all - an intriguing omission and one that holds out the possibility that Moleketi could return to the post.
The issue of South Africa's spending on World Cup 2010 is not without complications. While the event offers the country the possibility to add to its prestige as a host of international sporting events - notably already including the Rugby World Cup and the Cricket World Cup - and will serve in terms of job creation and potentially good tourist publicity, spending on the World Cup must compete with other priorities.
This is inevitably tied in to expectations about a possible change of direction in a country that will now be firmly under the political leadership of Zuma. Mbeki became vulnerable politically for several reasons, principally among them that the "neo-liberal" (in the terminology of detractors) economic policy followed after the advent of democracy in 1994 has done too little to help the country's poorest.
A major part of Zuma's political base in the ruling party is those who want to see stronger and deeper interventions by government to more actively work against poverty. If he is to secure his position at the top of South Africa's political pinnacle, Zuma will have to be seen to embarking on a vigorous war against poverty. Concerns are that this will put Zuma on a rapid road to redistribution of wealth, against the relative fiscal conservatism followed under the Mandela and Mbeki administrations.
While the Mbeki administration and ANC-led provincial governments have been open to attack from the opposition, meaning in real terms attacks from the right, about the handling of money and preparations for World Cup 2010, the huge spending on stadiums and related big-ticket items for the football event could expose it to criticism from the left.
Given the ANC's commanding majority in the national parliament and most provincial parliament's, it can afford to shrug off criticisms from the Democratic Alliance, the country's largest opposition party, which has no real chance in the foreseeable future of unseating or even substantially taking away large slices of support from the ANC. But any attack from within the constituency of the poor that is the base of Zuma's support would be a far more serious matter, especially if World Cup 2010 spending got as far as being portrayed as "bread and circuses" spending.
And this notwithstanding the fact that, overwhelmingly, South Africans are fanatics about one sport or another, with football by far enjoying the majority following.
The question of South Africa's readiness to host the World Cup was a serious enough one and needed no political drama to compound it. With violent crime a continuing serious problem, the country has had to issue regular assurances about the security of events.
Further, severe problems in power supply that have led to rolling blackouts in all areas of the country, including major cities that will be the venues for matches, have led to wry jokes about a World Cup By Candlelight. Again, South Africa has sought to assure the world of football - to say nothing of its own people - that the energy problems will be solved before June 2010.
There is more. According to a report on September 24 2008 on miningmx.com, South African downstream producers have been hit by steep increases in steel prices, with hikes ranging between 60 and 80 per cent this year.
The biggest questions naturally include infrastructure. South African website news24.com quoted Stanlib economist Kevin Lings as saying that the time of political change meant that there was a policy vacuum at the moment which needed to be urgently addressed.
Normally, when there was a change in government, the incoming administration made it very clear what their new policies were, Lings said. This was not happening in South Africa and was highly problematic for the markets. He emphasised that the replacement of ministers would have an effect on government programmes already in place.
All of these questions are being raised amid the serious challenges facing the South African economy. The country has enjoyed its longest period of economic expansion over the past nine years, with annual growth averaging five per cent over the past four. But growth is expected to slow in 2008 because of cooling consumer demand on higher interest rates, slower world growth and electricity shortages.
News agency Reuters noted that inflation in South Africa had surged to record levels, driven largely by rising international food and fuel costs, but was likely to ease in 2009. This would enable a new government to begin cutting interest rates from current five-year highs.
Keenly aware of concerns that the changes in the cabinet, likely to be followed by other significant changes elsewhere in the country's executive, would compound concerns, South African and international sports officials have rushed to issue new assurances.
Fifa has said it is confident that changes to the South African government will not affect the nation's hosting of the 2010 World Cup. Fifa said it had held talks with ANC president Zuma.
The BBC quoted Fifa's director of communications and public affairs Hans Klaus as saying that the changing political situation in South Africa was "something we are watching very closely".
Fifa would be in contact with the new administration under president Motlanthe.
An earlier report in the International Herald Tribune quoted Zuma, after meeting Blatter during the Fifa president's visit to South Africa earlier this month, as promising "the best Fifa World Cup the world has ever seen".
At the close of his four-day visit to South Africa, which predated the drama around the resignation of Mbeki and many of his cabinet, Blatter said: "I am very pleased with what I have seen over the last few days, in particular in the stadiums. The progress being made is good. With all the guarantees and assurances given by the political authorities, I am convinced that, together, we will bring the Fifa World Cup to a great success".
Danny Jordaan, the anti-apartheid activist whose CV includes having been a provincial cricket and football player, the latter briefly with professional status and who moved on to a career as a sports administrator before being appointed chief executive of the Local Organising Committee, said: "When the Fifa president was in South Africa in June last year he told us he wanted to see more picks and shovels at our World Cup stadiums. Now, when he has returned he has seen stadium roofs being erected and seats being installed."
On September 25 2006 by newly-elected president of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe includes the reappointment of highly respected finance minister Trevor Manuel - a move that will reassure the markets and, on another issue - help to address concerns about the country's preparations to host the football World Cup 2010.
Motlanthe, who in the ruling African National Congress is the deputy to party president Jacob Zuma, announced his cabinet soon after his swearing-in ceremony in Cape Town. Just one of the ramifications of the ousting from power of now-former president Thabo Mbeki was that two top office-bearers closely linked to World Cup preparations quit in solidarity with Mbeki.
One was finance minister Manuel and the other deputy finance minister Jabu Moleketi, whose portfolio included a key role in managing state money to ensure the success of the World Cup. Moleketi chairs the 2010 Technical Co-ordinating Committee, which is overseeing the new physical and transport infrastructure ahead of the football tournament.
Both Manuel, finance minister since 1996, and Moleketi, in office since 2004, are highly respected for their roles in handling South Africa's treasury. A finance ministry spokesperson, speaking ahead of the formal election of Motlanthe as president, said that the two "want to make it clear that they are ready to serve the new administration in any capacity that the incoming president deems fit".
While Manuel kept his job, a move probably not unconnected to the negative market reaction when it was announced that he had resigned in the wake of Mbeki's departure, the official list of the new cabinet posted on the website of the South African presidency did not include Moleketi's name. But then, it did not include the post of deputy finance minister at all - an intriguing omission and one that holds out the possibility that Moleketi could return to the post.
The issue of South Africa's spending on World Cup 2010 is not without complications. While the event offers the country the possibility to add to its prestige as a host of international sporting events - notably already including the Rugby World Cup and the Cricket World Cup - and will serve in terms of job creation and potentially good tourist publicity, spending on the World Cup must compete with other priorities.
This is inevitably tied in to expectations about a possible change of direction in a country that will now be firmly under the political leadership of Zuma. Mbeki became vulnerable politically for several reasons, principally among them that the "neo-liberal" (in the terminology of detractors) economic policy followed after the advent of democracy in 1994 has done too little to help the country's poorest.
A major part of Zuma's political base in the ruling party is those who want to see stronger and deeper interventions by government to more actively work against poverty. If he is to secure his position at the top of South Africa's political pinnacle, Zuma will have to be seen to embarking on a vigorous war against poverty. Concerns are that this will put Zuma on a rapid road to redistribution of wealth, against the relative fiscal conservatism followed under the Mandela and Mbeki administrations.
While the Mbeki administration and ANC-led provincial governments have been open to attack from the opposition, meaning in real terms attacks from the right, about the handling of money and preparations for World Cup 2010, the huge spending on stadiums and related big-ticket items for the football event could expose it to criticism from the left.
Given the ANC's commanding majority in the national parliament and most provincial parliament's, it can afford to shrug off criticisms from the Democratic Alliance, the country's largest opposition party, which has no real chance in the foreseeable future of unseating or even substantially taking away large slices of support from the ANC. But any attack from within the constituency of the poor that is the base of Zuma's support would be a far more serious matter, especially if World Cup 2010 spending got as far as being portrayed as "bread and circuses" spending.
And this notwithstanding the fact that, overwhelmingly, South Africans are fanatics about one sport or another, with football by far enjoying the majority following.
The question of South Africa's readiness to host the World Cup was a serious enough one and needed no political drama to compound it. With violent crime a continuing serious problem, the country has had to issue regular assurances about the security of events.
Further, severe problems in power supply that have led to rolling blackouts in all areas of the country, including major cities that will be the venues for matches, have led to wry jokes about a World Cup By Candlelight. Again, South Africa has sought to assure the world of football - to say nothing of its own people - that the energy problems will be solved before June 2010.
There is more. According to a report on September 24 2008 on miningmx.com, South African downstream producers have been hit by steep increases in steel prices, with hikes ranging between 60 and 80 per cent this year.
The biggest questions naturally include infrastructure. South African website news24.com quoted Stanlib economist Kevin Lings as saying that the time of political change meant that there was a policy vacuum at the moment which needed to be urgently addressed.
Normally, when there was a change in government, the incoming administration made it very clear what their new policies were, Lings said. This was not happening in South Africa and was highly problematic for the markets. He emphasised that the replacement of ministers would have an effect on government programmes already in place.
All of these questions are being raised amid the serious challenges facing the South African economy. The country has enjoyed its longest period of economic expansion over the past nine years, with annual growth averaging five per cent over the past four. But growth is expected to slow in 2008 because of cooling consumer demand on higher interest rates, slower world growth and electricity shortages.
News agency Reuters noted that inflation in South Africa had surged to record levels, driven largely by rising international food and fuel costs, but was likely to ease in 2009. This would enable a new government to begin cutting interest rates from current five-year highs.
Keenly aware of concerns that the changes in the cabinet, likely to be followed by other significant changes elsewhere in the country's executive, would compound concerns, South African and international sports officials have rushed to issue new assurances.
Fifa has said it is confident that changes to the South African government will not affect the nation's hosting of the 2010 World Cup. Fifa said it had held talks with ANC president Zuma.
The BBC quoted Fifa's director of communications and public affairs Hans Klaus as saying that the changing political situation in South Africa was "something we are watching very closely".
Fifa would be in contact with the new administration under president Motlanthe.
An earlier report in the International Herald Tribune quoted Zuma, after meeting Blatter during the Fifa president's visit to South Africa earlier this month, as promising "the best Fifa World Cup the world has ever seen".
At the close of his four-day visit to South Africa, which predated the drama around the resignation of Mbeki and many of his cabinet, Blatter said: "I am very pleased with what I have seen over the last few days, in particular in the stadiums. The progress being made is good. With all the guarantees and assurances given by the political authorities, I am convinced that, together, we will bring the Fifa World Cup to a great success".
Danny Jordaan, the anti-apartheid activist whose CV includes having been a provincial cricket and football player, the latter briefly with professional status and who moved on to a career as a sports administrator before being appointed chief executive of the Local Organising Committee, said: "When the Fifa president was in South Africa in June last year he told us he wanted to see more picks and shovels at our World Cup stadiums. Now, when he has returned he has seen stadium roofs being erected and seats being installed."
2010 FIFA World Cup Volunteers
Volunteers Perform in South Africa World Cup 2010
Organizers of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa on Monday officially launched a hunt for 15,000 volunteers to assist at the mammoth month-long event.People from across the world can apply online, starting Monday, to volunteer at the first World Cup on the African continent, the 2010 local organizing committee (LOC) announced in Johannesburg.
In South Africa, prospective volunteers without internet access would also be able to apply through venues in the nine host cities, the LOC said, without giving further details.
Volunteers must be 18 years or older on 1 March 2010 and have a good command of the English language, the LOC stipulated.
Just days after opening its 2010 Fifa World Cup volunteer programme, South Africa has already received more than 11 000 volunteer applications from the country, the continent and the rest of the world.
A total of 15 000 volunteers are required, of which 10% must be from Africa, 10% international volunteers, and the rest from South Africa.
The final 15 000 volunteers will further assist in welcome and information services, information technology, environmental services, language support, rights protection programme, logistic services and ushering services.
Volunteers from all over the country will be moving to the host cities to proudly support and promote South Africa to the visitors during the tournament. These volunteers have to make their own way to the host city as well as find accommodation for the duration of their stay. Highstead Houses offers ideal accommodation for volunteers coming to work in Cape Town. They offer discounted rates for volunteers so make sure that you check out their accommodation offers before you book anywhere else.
In total volunteers are required in 16 functional areas – accreditation, marketing, media, protocol services, spectator services, transportation, administration, environmental services, welcome and information services, information technology and telecommunication, language support, rights protection programme, logistic services, hospitality and ushering services and volunteer management.
Organizers of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa on Monday officially launched a hunt for 15,000 volunteers to assist at the mammoth month-long event.People from across the world can apply online, starting Monday, to volunteer at the first World Cup on the African continent, the 2010 local organizing committee (LOC) announced in Johannesburg.
In South Africa, prospective volunteers without internet access would also be able to apply through venues in the nine host cities, the LOC said, without giving further details.
Volunteers must be 18 years or older on 1 March 2010 and have a good command of the English language, the LOC stipulated.
Just days after opening its 2010 Fifa World Cup volunteer programme, South Africa has already received more than 11 000 volunteer applications from the country, the continent and the rest of the world.
A total of 15 000 volunteers are required, of which 10% must be from Africa, 10% international volunteers, and the rest from South Africa.
The final 15 000 volunteers will further assist in welcome and information services, information technology, environmental services, language support, rights protection programme, logistic services and ushering services.
Volunteers from all over the country will be moving to the host cities to proudly support and promote South Africa to the visitors during the tournament. These volunteers have to make their own way to the host city as well as find accommodation for the duration of their stay. Highstead Houses offers ideal accommodation for volunteers coming to work in Cape Town. They offer discounted rates for volunteers so make sure that you check out their accommodation offers before you book anywhere else.
In total volunteers are required in 16 functional areas – accreditation, marketing, media, protocol services, spectator services, transportation, administration, environmental services, welcome and information services, information technology and telecommunication, language support, rights protection programme, logistic services, hospitality and ushering services and volunteer management.
SHAKIRA and 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup with SHAKIRA
Shakira,the singing sensation, and South African band Freshlyground has been chosen as the official anthem of this summer's World Cup. The song, Time for Africa, is expected to be released to radio stations from next week and will be available for download from 26 April. Shakira and Freshlyground will perform the song at the pre-tournament Kick-Off concert in Soweto on 10 June.
Also,Alicia Keys, Shakira and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at the start of the soccer World Cup in South Africa.
The FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert, held on June 10, will open the international sports tournament the night before the first match (11.06.10) and will feature 12 artists, including a number of African musicians alongside mainstream pop acts.
Artists also playing at the concert include R‘n’B singer John Legend, Mali’s Amadou and Mariam, Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo, South African rock group BLK JKS, Columbian rocker Juanes, South African indie group The Parlotones, Saharan desert musicians Tinariwen, Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, and South African artist Vusi Mahlasela.
The concert is expected to be attended by an audience of 30,000 at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.
Shakira sings a beautiful rendition for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Listen to the song preview below…
Africa - Shakira (preview new song FIFA World Cup)bycp-africa.com
Lets wait for that final celebration with a new history s well as SHAKIRA the singing beauty.
Shakira,the singing sensation, and South African band Freshlyground has been chosen as the official anthem of this summer's World Cup. The song, Time for Africa, is expected to be released to radio stations from next week and will be available for download from 26 April. Shakira and Freshlyground will perform the song at the pre-tournament Kick-Off concert in Soweto on 10 June.
Also,Alicia Keys, Shakira and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at the start of the soccer World Cup in South Africa.
The FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert, held on June 10, will open the international sports tournament the night before the first match (11.06.10) and will feature 12 artists, including a number of African musicians alongside mainstream pop acts.
Artists also playing at the concert include R‘n’B singer John Legend, Mali’s Amadou and Mariam, Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo, South African rock group BLK JKS, Columbian rocker Juanes, South African indie group The Parlotones, Saharan desert musicians Tinariwen, Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, and South African artist Vusi Mahlasela.
The concert is expected to be attended by an audience of 30,000 at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.
Shakira sings a beautiful rendition for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Listen to the song preview below…
Africa - Shakira (preview new song FIFA World Cup)bycp-africa.com
Lets wait for that final celebration with a new history s well as SHAKIRA the singing beauty.
World Cup 2010 Prediction to Success
How 2010 World Cup Success in South Africa
It is the first time World Cup being held in Africa and the question arise regarding its success and big challenge to meet south africa.And though those concerns are very much legitimate, I think it’s time someone offered a few rays of light to counterbalance all the World Cup 2010 doom and gloom.
So, here are some below points to be optimistic about world cup success in South Africa.
South African weather
South Africa is a hot, hot country. But not during winter. And since South Africa winter runs May to July that means we’ll have our first winter World Cup. That doesn’t mean snow and ice, it just means “warmish” (17-18°C, 63-64°F) weather. In other words, pretty near perfect. No blazing sun beating down on tired players (remember the Jack Charlton’s USA ‘94 water bottle drama?) should mean a higher tempo of football than usual. And that’s a good thing.
Zakumi Turn
After the Trix and Flix freak show at Euro 2008, and Goleo the sex offender lion from World Cup 2006, Zakumi the leopard fills me with optimism. For one thing, he has the decency to cover his nakedness, and the chances of him eating Ashley Cole are better than for any previous tournament mascot.
Neutral Field
Every World Cup has been won by either a European or South American team. When the World Cup is in Europe, European teams tend to win it (Brazil’s victory in Sweden ‘58 is the only exception). And a European team has never won it in North or South America (list of hosts and winner here). So the fact that this tournament is on neutral territory means the playing field is pretty much level.
Favours of African teams
Pele predicted an African World Cup winner before the year 2000. Pele was wrong. But 2010 looks like the ideal chance for an African team to break that quarter-final barrier. Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria? Any of those teams could theoretically do it.
Travel South African
Put simply, the South African economy could do with a boost. And there’s nothing like a World Cup to generate a bit of tourism. And there are worse places to be a tourist – check out the image above.
The BafanaBafana
The atmosphere at a World Cup depends on the host nation being at least decent. So purely footballing wise, the most worrying thing about World Cup 2010 was that South Africa were a terrible terrible football team. But not anymore. Under new coach Joel Santana, Bafana Bafana have just won five friendlies in a row.
Standard Time
South African Standard Time is GMT+2. That’s a pretty good time for football matches to kick off. If you’re in Europe, the games will be a little later that you’re used to, but not in the middle of the night. And if you’re in the US then kickoffs won’t be too early in the morning (good news for west coasters) and east coasters might even be able to catch games after work.
Free tickets for locals
FIFA (and their commercial partners etc) are giving out free tickets to locals on low incomes. The phrase “least they could do” comes to mind, but at least they’re doing it.
The match ball
The World Cup 2006 ball was a bit dull. But based on the balls for Africa Cup of Nations 2008, and the Confederations Cup 2009, the World Cup 2010 ball should be a lot more interesting.
Legend Leo Messi
At World Cup 2006 he was a bit young. Right now he’s brilliant. In 2010 he’ll turn 23 during the tournament and his performances should be enough to make grown men cry.
It is the first time World Cup being held in Africa and the question arise regarding its success and big challenge to meet south africa.And though those concerns are very much legitimate, I think it’s time someone offered a few rays of light to counterbalance all the World Cup 2010 doom and gloom.
So, here are some below points to be optimistic about world cup success in South Africa.
South African weather
South Africa is a hot, hot country. But not during winter. And since South Africa winter runs May to July that means we’ll have our first winter World Cup. That doesn’t mean snow and ice, it just means “warmish” (17-18°C, 63-64°F) weather. In other words, pretty near perfect. No blazing sun beating down on tired players (remember the Jack Charlton’s USA ‘94 water bottle drama?) should mean a higher tempo of football than usual. And that’s a good thing.
Zakumi Turn
After the Trix and Flix freak show at Euro 2008, and Goleo the sex offender lion from World Cup 2006, Zakumi the leopard fills me with optimism. For one thing, he has the decency to cover his nakedness, and the chances of him eating Ashley Cole are better than for any previous tournament mascot.
Neutral Field
Every World Cup has been won by either a European or South American team. When the World Cup is in Europe, European teams tend to win it (Brazil’s victory in Sweden ‘58 is the only exception). And a European team has never won it in North or South America (list of hosts and winner here). So the fact that this tournament is on neutral territory means the playing field is pretty much level.
Favours of African teams
Pele predicted an African World Cup winner before the year 2000. Pele was wrong. But 2010 looks like the ideal chance for an African team to break that quarter-final barrier. Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria? Any of those teams could theoretically do it.
Travel South African
Put simply, the South African economy could do with a boost. And there’s nothing like a World Cup to generate a bit of tourism. And there are worse places to be a tourist – check out the image above.
The BafanaBafana
The atmosphere at a World Cup depends on the host nation being at least decent. So purely footballing wise, the most worrying thing about World Cup 2010 was that South Africa were a terrible terrible football team. But not anymore. Under new coach Joel Santana, Bafana Bafana have just won five friendlies in a row.
Standard Time
South African Standard Time is GMT+2. That’s a pretty good time for football matches to kick off. If you’re in Europe, the games will be a little later that you’re used to, but not in the middle of the night. And if you’re in the US then kickoffs won’t be too early in the morning (good news for west coasters) and east coasters might even be able to catch games after work.
Free tickets for locals
FIFA (and their commercial partners etc) are giving out free tickets to locals on low incomes. The phrase “least they could do” comes to mind, but at least they’re doing it.
The match ball
The World Cup 2006 ball was a bit dull. But based on the balls for Africa Cup of Nations 2008, and the Confederations Cup 2009, the World Cup 2010 ball should be a lot more interesting.
Legend Leo Messi
At World Cup 2006 he was a bit young. Right now he’s brilliant. In 2010 he’ll turn 23 during the tournament and his performances should be enough to make grown men cry.
Friday, April 23, 2010
FIFA Word Cup 2010 Theme Song Lyrics
Theme Song - 2010
World Cup football 2010 in South Africa and the official theme Song sung by singer k'naan.
World Cup football 2010 in South Africa and the official theme Song sung by singer k'naan.
Wavin’ Flag
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin flag(x2)
And then it goes back (x3)
Oh
Born to a throne
Stronger than rome
But violent prone
Poor people zone
But it's my home
All I have known
Where I got grown
Streets we would roam
Out of the darkness
I came the farthest
Among the hardest (survival)
Learn form these streets
It can be bleek
Accept no defeat
Surrender, retreat
(So we strugglin')
Fighting to eat
(And we wonderin')
When we'll be free
So we patiently wait
For that faithful day
It's not far away
But for now we say
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a waving flag
(And then it goes back x3)
Ahhho ahhho ahhho
So many wars, settling scores
Bringin' us promises leaving us poor
I heard them say love is the way
Love is the answer that's what they say
But look how they treat us
Make us believers
We fight there battes
Then they deceive us
Try to control us
They couldn't hold us
Cause we just move forward
Just like buffalo soldiers
(But we strugglin)
Fighting to eat
(And we wonderingg)
When we'll be free
So we patiently wait
For that faithfully day
It's not far away
But for now we say
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
(And then it goes back (3x)
And then it goes
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom just
Like a wavin' flag
(And then it goes back (3x)
Ahhhooo ahhhoooo ahhhooo
And then it goes
And than everybody will be singing it
And you and I will be singing it
And we all will be singing it
Woah woah woah
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
(And then it goes back (3x)
And then it goes
When I get older
I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
(And then it goes back (3x)
A oh a oh a oh
When I get older
When I get older
I will be stronger
Just like a wavin' flag (3x)
Flag(x2)
Just like a wavin' flag
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