With the World Cup only days away, the City of Cape Town is making a concerted effort to keep residents and visitors well informed and provide them with up-to-date information before, during and after the tournament.
The City has been communicating regularly through a series of media releases, but will extend this programme with advertorials and its own print and web publications, providing the public with everything they need to know during the World Cup. The City urges the public to monitor print publications or visit this website regularly.
Over the next two weeks the public can look out for the following:
An advertorial poster in a variety of newspapers
This A1 poster will detail the schedule for matches to be played in Cape Town; road closures on match days and non-match days; transport arrangements; and information on the Fan Fest, fan jols and fan walk.
It will appear in the following publications on the following dates:
* Cape Times – 7 June
* Daily Voice – 7 June
* Die Burger – 9 June
* Blits – 19 June
* All community papers – 8, 9 and 10 June
The poster was in the Rapport and the Sunday Times on 6 June. It is free of charge and will also be available at the information desks of the main shopping malls throughout the city; the information desk on the Concourse Level of the Cape Town Civic Centre; local libraries; the special information kiosks that the City will put up for the duration of the tournament; the FIFA Fan Fest™; and the four fan jols.
The poster is also available here.
A special bumper edition of CityNews will be distributed to residents through the city’s community newspapers this week.
This will contain all you need to know about the World Cup, including road closures on match days and non-match days, the FIFA Fan Fest™, the fan walk and the fan jols, as well as some informative frequently asked questions and answers. Copies of CityNews can also be collected from most City libraries.
Information on various electronic media platforms, as follows:
For general information the public can visit the City’s World Cup website. This site is regularly updated and contains information ranging from the operating hours of the Fan Fest and fan jols, to where to stay and eat out in Cape Town. There is also a very useful list of frequently asked questions, covering everything from ticketing information, to exclusion zones, to building restrictions.
* For news, pictures, report-backs on the games, entertainment, and the city’s vibe from the Stadium, Fan Fest, fan walk, fan jols and Cape Town metro, visit our Facebook page
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