The City of Durban experienced a festival of lights on Valentines Day as fireworks decorated the night sky in celebration of the completion of the signature arch of the Moses Mabhida Stadium. The celebrations, which were attended by City dignitaries as well as LOC officials, saw the lights of the stadium and the arch being switched on for the first...
By Kagiso Metswamere Mafikeng - The Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg, which is to host matches for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup, is expected to be completed next month. According to the Managing Director of the Bafokeng Royal Sports Holdings, George Khunou, the stadium is 90 percent complete with the rest of the work...
Progress at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium is moving ahead swiftly as the city prepares to host its share of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. According to Julie-May Ellingson, Head of 2010 Programme, a significant amount of work has been completed in recent months on the more aesthetic elements of the stadium - giving local Durbanites an idea of what their...
By Sydney Masinga Nelspruit - Clean-up operations began on Tuesday after a heavy storm toppled a tower crane and caused additional damage at the construction site of the R1 billion 2010 soccer stadium in Nelspruit. The storm swept through Mpumalanga’s capital city between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday, uprooting trees and damaging buildings, houses and vehicles....
The City of Cape Town has come up with several clever ideas to cover its budget deficit and deal with the escalating construction costs of Green Point Stadium, writes Michael Appel. The metropolitan municipality, like every other 2010 FIFA World Cup host city, has had to deal with rampant increases in the costs of transport, labour and goods since...