LazyLion
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The only problem is that the commonwealth games are declining in popularity due to it not being an all-inclusive world event. By 2022 who knows what the attendance will be like...
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Durban to host Commonwealth Games
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MickeyD
RIP
Vote for change... 2022 is but 6 and a bit years away!
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
I do as well.. I think it will just be another thing that is coming thst will.improve the city immensely. In 10 years time the city will be very different in a good way
I read some where,most likely the Skyscrapercity thread, that Kings Park Pools does not have the seating requirements and would have to be upgraded,but the cost would be too high so its easer to put temporary seating at the beach
crackersa
Honorary Master
is that 6.4bn in today's numbers or in 2022 projected value?
TEXTILE GUY
Honorary Master
Tell you what ... go have a coffee at Moses Mabida one day.
Its really cool - could be anywhere in the EU or US.
I often use this as a meeting spot for visitors. Its clean and generally not swamped with loiterers and I dare say, quite safe.
Its really cool - could be anywhere in the EU or US.
I often use this as a meeting spot for visitors. Its clean and generally not swamped with loiterers and I dare say, quite safe.
ah, fair enough..
All the upgrades will only benefit the city and residents.
Think about all the new types of sport that will be introduced due to new facilities been made available.
Cray - Sat mornings on the promenade, we should meet up.
Think about all the new types of sport that will be introduced due to new facilities been made available.
Cray - Sat mornings on the promenade, we should meet up.
The IPL made a profit.
Ockie
Resident Lead Bender
Canada pulled out due to the weak economic conditions and the low oil price (they are a oil exporter I believe from the oil sands)
Yup, the proposed host city Edmonton is built around oil, their hockey team is called the "Edmonton oilers".
Just got to get everyone to use the shooting facilities on the Bluff and not all over town.
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Commonwealth Games 2022 - 'Costs should not outweigh benefits'
Amanda Khoza, News24
Durban - The hard work begins today, warned eThekwini municipality city manager Sbu Sithole on Wednesday following the announcement that Durban would be hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
On the same cautionary note, he said the organisers would have to ensure the benefits of the games amounted to more than the cost of hosting the event.
Seventy-one nations of the Commonwealth Games Federation cast their vote in New Zealand on Wednesday morning.
Back home, more than 1 500 George Campbell High School pupils, along with city officials, gathered at the sports fields and watched the official announcement.
Speaking shortly afterwards, Sithole said he was ecstatic. “It has been a long journey and it took a lot of hard work and preparation.”
Sithole said the city had received a lot of support from the provincial and national governments.
“The municipality, province and national are each expected to contribute an equal amount of about R500 million. This means that we have to prioritise this money in our budgets over the next seven years.
“Some of the money will be required now as we prepare for the infrastructure and some of it closer to games.”
Sithole said he believed the games would accelerate investment in the city.
Durban will inherit athletes' village
“One of the biggest investments that is going to come out these games is the building of the athletes' village in Cornubia, which is one of our catalytic projects and an integrated development.
“We believe that post the Commonwealth [games], the athletes' village will be inherited by the people of Durban who require housing.”
Sithole said the city would make sure the games are run efficiently, that there are no cost overruns and that projects are done within the prescribed time.
“We need to work hard to deliver the best value proposition for the games all round, so that the next benefits of the games are much more than the cost of hosting the event.”
Having hosted some of the FIFA World Cup games in 2010, Sithole said the city would be doing things a little differently.
“We learnt from hosting the World Cup that we must not exaggerate the benefits of hosting these events. We need to be a little smarter in how we deal with empowerment issues.
“The benefit this time is that we have infrastructure in place; all that we will be doing is upgrading infrastructure and augment[ing] existing infrastructure.”
Sithole said an estimated 10 000 jobs would be created.
Louis van der Merwe, 15 and his friend Vian Grobbelaar, 14, both pupils at George Campbell, arrived at 5:40 for announcement. The pair said they counted themselves lucky to be part of the special announcement.
“When I heard the announcement I got goosebumps, it was a great feeling. It’s a privilege to have been part of the experience. It made me proud to be a South African,” said Van der Merwe.
“I will be 21 when we host the games," Grobbelaar said. "Hopefully I will go to the venues to watch the athletes.”
News24
Source
http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport...2-Costs-should-not-outweigh-benefits-20150902
Amanda Khoza, News24
Durban - The hard work begins today, warned eThekwini municipality city manager Sbu Sithole on Wednesday following the announcement that Durban would be hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
On the same cautionary note, he said the organisers would have to ensure the benefits of the games amounted to more than the cost of hosting the event.
Seventy-one nations of the Commonwealth Games Federation cast their vote in New Zealand on Wednesday morning.
Back home, more than 1 500 George Campbell High School pupils, along with city officials, gathered at the sports fields and watched the official announcement.
Speaking shortly afterwards, Sithole said he was ecstatic. “It has been a long journey and it took a lot of hard work and preparation.”
Sithole said the city had received a lot of support from the provincial and national governments.
“The municipality, province and national are each expected to contribute an equal amount of about R500 million. This means that we have to prioritise this money in our budgets over the next seven years.
“Some of the money will be required now as we prepare for the infrastructure and some of it closer to games.”
Sithole said he believed the games would accelerate investment in the city.
Durban will inherit athletes' village
“One of the biggest investments that is going to come out these games is the building of the athletes' village in Cornubia, which is one of our catalytic projects and an integrated development.
“We believe that post the Commonwealth [games], the athletes' village will be inherited by the people of Durban who require housing.”
Sithole said the city would make sure the games are run efficiently, that there are no cost overruns and that projects are done within the prescribed time.
“We need to work hard to deliver the best value proposition for the games all round, so that the next benefits of the games are much more than the cost of hosting the event.”
Having hosted some of the FIFA World Cup games in 2010, Sithole said the city would be doing things a little differently.
“We learnt from hosting the World Cup that we must not exaggerate the benefits of hosting these events. We need to be a little smarter in how we deal with empowerment issues.
“The benefit this time is that we have infrastructure in place; all that we will be doing is upgrading infrastructure and augment[ing] existing infrastructure.”
Sithole said an estimated 10 000 jobs would be created.
Louis van der Merwe, 15 and his friend Vian Grobbelaar, 14, both pupils at George Campbell, arrived at 5:40 for announcement. The pair said they counted themselves lucky to be part of the special announcement.
“When I heard the announcement I got goosebumps, it was a great feeling. It’s a privilege to have been part of the experience. It made me proud to be a South African,” said Van der Merwe.
“I will be 21 when we host the games," Grobbelaar said. "Hopefully I will go to the venues to watch the athletes.”
News24
Source
http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport...2-Costs-should-not-outweigh-benefits-20150902
MickeyD
RIP
I'm talking about a major event.
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
To be honest, I'm actually not expecting the Common Wealth to make a profit....
What I am expecting from it, is for it to be used as an economic driver to bring more development to the city. Especially if the development is done intelligently and has a reuse component for after the games.
From what I can gather, it will be used as a catalyst for the GO! Durban public transport system at the very least which is much needed.
MickeyD
RIP
Yeah, I get all the pre-event positivity and am also excited about the event being held in SA as well, but whenever I see "public transport system" my blood pressure starts rising!!
Our metro now want to sell the virtually unused 2010 SWC buses and scrap the still under construction BRTS / IPTS that has already cost the metro well over R100 million for the buses and a few R'billion for the mess they have made of our roads.
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
Totally understandable
...Our Metro on the other hand has only just started the project anyway... so these games will hopefully be used as a catalyst to speed it up.