Some SWC numbers...

[LancelotSA]

These are all available on line so Google if you want the sources.

Net additional economic impact in 2010 is 0.54% of GDP - comprising an estimated 0.48% from net additional foreign tourism and 0.06% Fifa spending. This is significant, since GDP growth this year is estimated at 2.0 to 2.5%, of which 0.5% is accounted for by a single event.

World football's governing body is expecting a spectator turnout of 95-97% for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ – numbers also achieved in Germany in 2006.

Host South Africa is leading the ticket sales with approximately 1,150,000 tickets purchased by locals. The United States follows with around 130 000, the UK at 97,000, Australia at 43,000, Germany 40 000, Mexico 36 000, Japan 22 000, Brazil 18 000, Canada 17 000 and Switzerland 16 000.

In terms of the World Cup impact on jobs, Grant Thornton finds the figures very encouraging. The number of annual jobs sustained in total is 695 000. Of these, 280 000 annual jobs will be sustained in 2010 and 174 000 by the net additional economic activity in this year.

A total of 228 500 overseas ticket holders are projected, accounting for 38% of ticket sales.

From Table Mountain to the Copacabana, from Durban Beach to the Eiffel Tower, from Soweto to Sydney Harbour, Fifa's Fan Fests will enable football fans worldwide to watch 2010 World Cup matches in some of the most iconic locations in South Africa and around the world.

All nine South African host cities as well as Berlin, London, Mexico City, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Sydney were on Monday unveiled as locations for the official public viewing events of football's flagship tournament.

The government has invested about R1.3-billion in World Cup security. There will be 41 000 police officers dedicated to securing the tournament, with 700 police officers around the stadiums for each match.

 

[czc]

So what do the workers do when the stadiums are complete?

 

[phoneJunky]

I think the workers that will sustain their jobs are people in the tourist industry etc, not the builders.

 

[capetownguy]

With all their strike tantrums, they've shot themselves in die voete

 

[SlyFly]

They will go and build something else... I'm sure the government will be funding a lot more projects in the future, seeing as they are always getting some kind of money from the tenders... I've read that they might be extending the Gautrain towards Durban and the new airport, etc. So don't worry to much about them