Landing in Johannesburg the only visible sign that the World Cup is
coming to South Africa in three years time is the massive construction
work taking place at the airport. Passenger terminals are being
extended to cope with the influx of fans from around the world and
flowerbeds on roundabouts are being given a 2010-themed makeover. But
with the draw for the qualifying rounds taking place in Durban on Nov
23, expectations are rising.
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Fears that the 2010 stadiums would fall as much as R3 billion over
budget have been eliminated thanks to concerted negotiation efforts
between the cities concerned and the selected preferred bidders.
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South Africa football coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is undaunted by the
task of transforming the Bafana Bafana into a force to be reckoned with
by the time the country hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Wednesday 31 January 2007 marked a new chapter in South African
football history as the South African Football Association (SAFA) were
given the keys to their new headquarters, SAFA House.
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter has reiterated the football world governing
body's message that South Africa is the first and only choice to host
the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Addressing international observers and African leaders at the
African Union's 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government in Ethiopia
on Monday, Blatter gave the assurance that there was no alternative
venue being held in reserve to replace South Africa as the host of the
games.
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A unique academic partnership that aims to provide comprehensive
training for sport managers has been formed between a sports study
foundation created by FIFA and two South African universities.
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Johannesburg has stated its readiness to meet its World Cup hosting
challenge and announced programmes that will ensure the success of the
tournament as well as “legacy projects” that will benefit the city’s
inhabitants for years to come.
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Plucked by scouts from a dusty football pitch in a rough and tumble
neighbourhood of South Africa's Port Elizabeth, 16-year-old Kermit
Erasmus now attends the country's leading football academy.
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In his New Year’s message from Zurich, Fifa president Sepp Blatter
emphasised that the 2010 World Cup will have a positive impact on the
African continent as a whole, far beyond the frontiers of the
tournament.
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The 2010 South African Local Organising Committee (LOC) held their
final briefing for 2006 in Johannesburg on Wednesday. It provided the
LOC with the opportunity to take stock of the past year and announce
their plans for 2007.
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will not only be the first staged
in Africa, but also the first time six African teams will be competing
for the ultimate prize in football. While the Executive Committee did
not change the quotas, the fact that Europe had an extra slot as they
hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the turn is now Africa's with South
Africa. The number of African teams has gradually increased from one to
five teams over the history of the event.
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The first whistle of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will be blown
on 11 June 2010 and the final game will take place on July 11.
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Negotiations are under way for sponsorship rights to the 2010 Soccer
World Cup. SAFA is gathering funding for stadium upgrades. Committees
and focus groups are already discussing the projected payback for the
nation. After all, 400 000 soccer tourists are expected and an
estimated R9 billion could be injected into the economy, while 22 000
new jobs might be created. But aren't we missing something?
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The SABC is gearing up for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The national
broadcaster has unveiled a high definition outside broadcast unit,
which features the latest in broadcast technology. It is the first of
its kind on the continent.
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South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena believes his country can make a big
impact on and off the pitch when they host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter once again dismissed fears that the next
World Cup could be moved from South Africa and said the 2010 hosts were
further along at this point than Germany was four years ago.
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South Africa's Department of Communications (DOC) has presented its
state of readiness to host the 2010 World Cup to its stakeholders on
Tuesday in Cape Town. Prominent stakeholders present were the SABC,
Sentech and Telkom-SA.
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The Soccer World Cup tournament in 2010 is starting to lure white
experts such as engineers, construction workers and accountants back to
South Africa.
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The final day of the first official FIFA workshop for the 2010 FIFA
World Cup was interrupted with a highly anticipated speech from the
Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, making an important announcement
that was broadcast live from the South African parliament. During his
medium-term budget speech, Manuel announced the government's amended
budget, which includes R15 billion towards the first FIFA World Cup in
Africa.
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There may be almost four years until the curtain comes up on the 2010
FIFA World Cup South Africa, but already there is a great deal of work
taking place behind the scenes to ensure that a stage is provided
befitting of the world's greatest single sports event. Working together
towards that aim are FIFA, the Local Organising Committee (SAOC), South
Africa's local and national government, Host Cities and FIFA Partners,
all of whom are currently represented in Cape Town for a kick-off
workshop.
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Gauteng has won the rights to host the world's largest soccer exhibition, Soccerex, for the next three years.
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The South African government has set aside R3.8-billion for public
transport infrastructure for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, says Transport
Minister Jeff Radebe.
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South Africa is on track, if not ahead of schedule, in its preparations
for hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup, according to local organising
committee CEO Danny Jordaan.
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Preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa are moving
ahead at high speed, not only in terms of organising the world's
biggest sporting event, but also on the sporting front, where the hosts
are doing everything in their power to ensure a good showing four years
from now. The Bafana Bafana qualify automatically and are determined to
go further in front of their home public than the last time they
appeared on the world stage, a campaign lasting just three matches in
2002.
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The general secretary of the German football association and one of the
driving forces behind the success of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Horst
Schmidt, is to lend FIFA his support with the staging of the 2010 event
in South Africa in a consultancy role following an agreement reached
with football's governing body.
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In his third blog from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Alec Hogg, founder of Moneyweb, writes about the interesting and influential characters that he met at the conference.
In September 2011, the 2011 Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellows (Tutu Fellows) developed and presented at Rhodes House, University of Oxford, two scenarios on where Africa could find itself in 2025 depending on decisions Africans and their leaders make today. This is the first of those videos entitled Africa 2025: the Bread Basket
