Bye Bye Cape Town for WC 2010

[bekdik]

Please, get it into your head that the whole country doesn't revolve around your crap city.

The WC will be cancelled in SA anyway..

The only good thing about CPT is the road out of it.

You have an appropriate name for this kind of post ....

 

[brixton tower]

This is a democracy, let them go to court but I honestly can't see how a bunch of old rich farts are going to stop the World Cup from happening in the city.

The old white farts are just bitter...they've been threatening action to preserve the Metropolitan Golf Club which is situated on land leased from council (lease ends in 1999) and now they're plucking at straws once again disputing the technicalities around approval of the site.

I can't see how any court will favour these pensioners who are intent on holding millions of people hostage with their silly demands.

 

[Syndyre]

This is a democracy, let them go to court but I honestly can't see how a bunch of old rich farts are going to stop the World Cup from happening in the city.

The old white farts are just bitter...they've been threatening action to preserve the Metropolitan Golf Club which is situated on land leased from council (lease ends in 1999) and now they're plucking at straws once again disputing the technicalities around approval of the site.

I can't see how any court will favour these pensioners who are intent on holding millions of people hostage with their silly demands.

Yes it is a democracy, and people should have control over what is constructed in their area. They do pay huge amounts of rates and taxes to live there after all. The state shouldn't just be able to roll in and do what it wants, this isn't China.

 

[schitz011]

typical capetonians.

Tell them there is more to SA than their crappy mountain and they cry into their mungbean and lentil salads.

 

[BTTB]

Yes it is a democracy, and people should have control over what is constructed in their area. They do pay huge amounts of rates and taxes to live there after all. The state shouldn't just be able to roll in and do what it wants, this isn't China.

Ditto to that comment.

 

[Brawler]

typical capetonians.

Tell them there is more to SA than their crappy mountain and they cry into their mungbean and lentil salads.

What is so bad about Cape Town? Care to elaborate?

instead of making yourself look stupid

 

[LottaFun]

Thanks to WC, we in the Western Cape might have to fork out another 10c per liter for petrol. The bill for the stadiums is up to over the 8 Billion rand. We are behind schedule and the workers are ready to strike when the first spade hits the ground. The minister of sport told the german and english soccer supporter unions that we have no crime trouble in this country!
PLEASE DO NOT HOLD THE WC IN ZA. IT IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST FLOP THAT AFRICA HAS EVER HAD!!

 

[BTTB]

I personally don't believe Green Point is the ideal location for the stadium. Anyone have any figures what Cape Town will cough up in the end to meet the shortfall?

cheers
<air>wolf

Read that The Mayor of Cape Town was prepared to fork out R400Million.
An estimate today can double in the space of 3 and a half years.
Wouldn't bank on that being the final tally.

Strange how only when the Mayor of Cape Town made a lot of noises of money did National Government start to talk figures. Almost like someone will mysteriously just pay for the Stadiums out of their own good nature.

I think there is very poor planning going on at National Government level with the Soccer World Cup. We hear and read about all the things that are supposed to happen, but until I see the completed Stadiums anything they say is not worth talking about.

Trevor Manuel may be pumping in the money, but most of the other Departments in Government are nowhere near a standard that can be considered near normal.
The City of Cape Town's Planning Department has gone through a bad patch. We have technicians and clerks appointed as Planners. When you speak to them they are arrogant and make you look like a fool hiding behind their own ignorance.
Had dealings with the "Planners" here at the South Peninsula Administration recently on a matter that after 2 weeks of waiting for an answer I am no nearer to an answer than when when I first asked in writing and via telephone and I am really getting frustrated as they cannot give you a straight answer and admit to passing the buck.
They may as well tell me to get lost as then at least I would know where I stand.

 

[air]

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[jontyB]

Hi BTTB

you only have to look at the report by the Auditor General, damn mayhem. You have people in charge who have no idea how to handle such massive budgets. Ramifications of such ineptitude severley hampers service delivery.

cheers
air

Exactly. Suddenly the entire government is going to become competent to impress FIFA? Incredible. Infrastructure and money is only half the problem. The people in charge is the other half. Not to mention there is a general election in 2009, which potentially means yet another cabinet reshuffle.

 

[Syndyre]

Not to mention there is a general election in 2009, which potentially means yet another cabinet reshuffle.

Imagine Zuma overseeing all the WC preparations!

 

[Syndyre]

Zuma will be elected president in 2009.
Mark my words.

And you make that sweeping statement based on?

 

[BTTB]

Blatter slams 2010 'go-slow'

Blatter slams 2010 'go-slow'

 

[Syndyre]

"We still have a few shovels and few picks here that you can take home along so that work really now progresses so that the stadia will be built on time," Blatter told South Africa organising committee head Danny Jordaan.

Ouch!

 

[The Confederados]

Do any of you guys even watch soccer? I thought South Africans prefer rugby & cricket.... so you might as well give up the World Cup so we can have it in the US .

 

[Syndyre]

Mandela commited highly controversial crimes.
He became president.

Zuma commited highly controversial crimes.
So he will become president too.

Simple.

Gotta love that logic.

 

[Syndyre]

Do any of you guys even watch soccer? I thought South Africans prefer rugby & cricket.... so you might as well give up the World Cup so we can have it in the US .

I thought you preferred American football and baseball.

 

[baasvandieplaas]

Mandela commited highly controversial crimes.
He became president.

Zuma commited highly controversial crimes.
So he will become president too.

Simple.

Sounds logical, since every minister in the cabinet has commited a crime of some sort. The more you commit the better your status

Eish I need to attend corruption 101

 

[Syndyre]

I sense a common theme in your posts. Postwhore.

 

[Tassidar]

Hope this helps

From the City News regarding budget:

The City of Cape Town has received confirmation that the national government will contribute R1.93 billion to the building of the Green Point Stadium.

The City has committed R400 million and the province R100 million. This means that R2.43 billion is available to build the R2.49 billion stadium, so the City may need to raise another R60 million.

Also, the National Treasury has been asked to underwrite the major financial risks that could lie in construction-cost inflation or foreign-exchange fluctuation, for example. The City was therefore able to reduce it contingency provisions in the budget.