The construction of Durban's new 70 000-seater stadium is ahead of schedule and the KwaZulu-Natal province will meet the deadline to complete the stadia.
This, according to Acting Director General in the Office of the Premier Kwazi Mbanjwa on Tuesday, adding that the province was well on track to ensure that it was ready to host 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup matches.
"In this host city of Durban our 70 000-seater stadium is ahead of schedule and we will soon be launching an inner-city people mover," said Mr Mbanjwa.
The "people mover" forms part of a redesign process that the City of Durban is undergoing ahead of the Soccer World Cup by providing buses worth R1.3 million each to ferry people.
The buses were built to a standard comparable to buses used in major European cities.
They cater for a wide range of passengers and will be operating under a strict security system, as they will be installed with closed circuit surveillance cameras and wardens will be stationed at all of the service's 16 bus stops to assist tourists and passengers.
Apart from the new stadium, a host of other projects are in the pipeline to get the province "2010 ready".
"We have over ten hotels presently under construction and have a tremendous range of tourism products under development from beachfront experiences to historical, cultural and artistic products," Mr Mbanjwa said.
The completion of the new King Shaka Airport at La Mercy, which will facilitate better transport for tourists, is also expected to give the city a fair slice of the R21-billion in tourism spin-offs that the country will reap from the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.
In November this year Durban will host the 2010 FIFA Preliminary Draw which will be one of Africa's biggest media events.
The preliminary draw will attract various world cup qualifying countries to Durban to see in which team grouping they will play.
Normally each group is formed by four teams who play against one another until only two of them qualify for another round.
The African qualifiers of the Beach Soccer World Cup will again be held in Durban.
This, according to Acting Director General in the Office of the Premier Kwazi Mbanjwa on Tuesday, adding that the province was well on track to ensure that it was ready to host 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup matches.
"In this host city of Durban our 70 000-seater stadium is ahead of schedule and we will soon be launching an inner-city people mover," said Mr Mbanjwa.
The "people mover" forms part of a redesign process that the City of Durban is undergoing ahead of the Soccer World Cup by providing buses worth R1.3 million each to ferry people.
The buses were built to a standard comparable to buses used in major European cities.
They cater for a wide range of passengers and will be operating under a strict security system, as they will be installed with closed circuit surveillance cameras and wardens will be stationed at all of the service's 16 bus stops to assist tourists and passengers.
Apart from the new stadium, a host of other projects are in the pipeline to get the province "2010 ready".
"We have over ten hotels presently under construction and have a tremendous range of tourism products under development from beachfront experiences to historical, cultural and artistic products," Mr Mbanjwa said.
The completion of the new King Shaka Airport at La Mercy, which will facilitate better transport for tourists, is also expected to give the city a fair slice of the R21-billion in tourism spin-offs that the country will reap from the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.
In November this year Durban will host the 2010 FIFA Preliminary Draw which will be one of Africa's biggest media events.
The preliminary draw will attract various world cup qualifying countries to Durban to see in which team grouping they will play.
Normally each group is formed by four teams who play against one another until only two of them qualify for another round.
The African qualifiers of the Beach Soccer World Cup will again be held in Durban.
- BuaNews
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