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how are we going to keep this?

the inspectors are coming soon correct?

1.we have one opf the highest crime rates in the world
2. we dont have a transport system (well one that wont get you killed)
3. our stadiums are shocking

how are we going to be ready for the world cup in 4 years, when it took germany 6 years to get ready?
 
killadoob said:
how are we going to be ready for the world cup in 4 years, when it took germany 6 years to get ready?
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Indeed - probably resort to trying the old African fallback - bribery.
 
Oh well, I have a sneaking suspicion government forgot that time flies quickly when you dont want it too and that we need to be ready by 2009 for CAF and only 2,5 to 3 years in reality. Maybe they also think it cant/wont be taken away from us, which most probably will be their downfall.
 
2 and 3 are easily fixed. 1 is the tricky one

I read somewhere that infrastructre upgrades (stadiums/transport/etc) are usually only done in the last 2 years for the olympics due to bureaucracy. The interesting exception is China, who is so far ahead that the IOC has told them to slow down due to worries that the stadiums will start falling into disrepair if they finish so far head
 
Have you seen how many months it takes them to just upgrade a simple intersection? And then they upgrade it further 6 months later because they made some stupid mistakes?
 
Look you won't get the numbers of tourists you normally get for world cups (if it is still hosted here) germany is within spitting distance of 200 + million soccer fans...

The south african one will probably be one of the smallest world cups in recent history. So if we could host the cricket and rugby world cups we should be ok with the soccer one
 
The stadiums are being contracted to large, well-known and respected private engineering firms, so I'm sure they can handle it. My cousin is a partner in one of them, and they're also working with a German engineering firm.
 
JStrike said:
2 and 3 are easily fixed.
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Huh? If 2 is so easy wtf are they not doing anything about it? Oh wait I see, building a rediculously overpriced underground train serving, well, serving no one in particular and planning to implement toll roads everywhere is doing something about this? I think not.
 
TELKOM my man

cricket and rugby are tiny, there not that many ppl that watch those games

now the world is watched by billions

we will get +- 1 million tourists
we wont even have enough hotel space for them :)

o the world cpu can be taken away from us if fifa say we are not ready

the inspectors will be out here in 2008 i think
 
Any idea what the timelines are for the new stadiums? That is, ofcourse, if they still plan on building new ones.

Also, does anyone have any ideas on what the government is planning regarding transport systems?
 
Looking at the AMAZING stadiums in Germany gets me worried. China is also building AWESOME stadiums for the Olympics in 2 years time. Countries do this because it reflects on them. Its an honour to host a world class event like a Football World Cup or an Olympics, and thats why countries spend billions on making things top class.

2010 in South Africa? . I know goverment has set aside a big amount to "upgrade" stadiums, but I have a feeling we wont be seeing any major upgrades or architechual wonders. I wouldnt be surprised to see them just put a fresh coat of paint on the outside, and water the grass.

The transport issue is def LOL. Seeing as tho, we dont have any. What are tourists supposed to do? Take taxis and get killed? Maybe a train, where they will be mugged and then thrown off.
 
If FIFA pulls the plug will the stadiums be completed?
 
FIFA also requires that a stadium be in use for one year prior to the world cup. This means that all the stadiums will have to be completed in 2009 already.

Apart from stadiums and transport infrastructure you also need about 40GB of bandwidth per stadium to carry HDTV transmissions. Will there be enough bandwidth out of the country to handle this?
 
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mystic007 said:
FIFA also requires that a stadium be in use for one year prior to the world cup. This means that all the stadiums will have to be completed in 2009 already.

Apart from stadiums and transport infrastructure you also need about 40GB of bandwidth per stadium to carry HDTV transmssions. Will there be enough bandwidth out of the country to handle this?
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Correct. Fifa has a smaller event called the Confederations Cup that takes place a year before. It is almost a dress rehearsal, but everything must be running by then.
 
From what I've heard from my cousin about Greenpoint, they're demolishing everything and rebuilding it from scratch, it's gonna be a huge complex. They're planning it so they from within the stadium you're able to see Table Mountain and the ocean. From what he's told me it sounds pretty awesome, something to be proud of, if it turns out right.
 
Not sure about the rest of the country, but in Cape Town there are tonnes of taxi cabs everywhere you go. Myself and my friends (who all own cars) even make use of them regularly when we go out clubbing. The prices are about the same as in NY

City-Ciity transport is handled by Air. Tickets are pretty cheap at about R300 each way

The problem is intra-city transport that extends over 10km because taxi cabs can then start getting expensive.
This is where rail should come in and it is the downfall at the moment. Transnet needs to get their act together. Gautrain is awsome, but what about Cape Town? Durban?

I would still like to see a situation where transnet sells off their trains and only handles the railway lines. Have many competing train services that pay transnet per km
 
again most of the spectators will be south africans and the like.. the overseas visitors who can afford the the lang haul flights here can afford rental cars.

The world cup is coming here not withstanding the crime & transport issues. At the time of the bid it was said SA can qualifies to host the World Cup based only on the stadiums all ready built...

It is very unlikely that they will cancel the world cup here...
 
JStrike said:
Not sure about the rest of the country, but in Cape Town there are tonnes of taxi cabs everywhere you go. Myself and my friends (who all own cars) even make use of them regularly when we go out clubbing. The prices are about the same as in NY
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Do you and your closest 70,000 friends generally go clubbing at the same time? :)

I dont think there are nearly enough proper taxis available - we're talking about a huge number of visitors and having them all on the roads at the same time (and for the matches they obviously will be) is going to be chaos.

Mass public transport is a necessity. NYC taxis are for fools and tourists - the city has one of the most comprehensive train/bus/subway systems in the world and it get strained.
 
bwana v.13 said:
Do you and your closest 70,000 friends generally go clubbing at the same time? :)

I dont think there are nearly enough proper taxis available - we're talking about a huge number of visitors and having them all on the roads at the same time (and for the matches they obviously will be) is going to be chaos.

Mass public transport is a necessity.
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Thats a good point. How many can you fit in a taxi? The stadiums are going to be 60 000 capacity and up.
 
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