The Cape Town Stadium Visitor Centre will open on Wednesday, 28 December, the City of Cape Town announced on Thursday. This world-renowned stadium which was used during the 2010 FIFA World Cup is a must-see attraction in the Cape for children, families, tourists, sport-lovers and those who appreciate architectural feats. During the tour, visitors will be guided through the hallways of the stadium to the players' change rooms, the on-site police cells and the VIP hospitality areas. They … [Read more...]
Abahlali Basemjondolo Threaten to Erect Shacks Outside Cape Town Stadium
23 May, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A local group representing informal settlements has warned of plans to erect shacks outside Cape Town Stadium unless proper housing is given to the poor. Abahlali Basemjondolo demanded the underprivileged be allocated housing within the city but authorities were having none of it. Basemjondolo planned to use the World Cup as a platform to vent their frustration with city bosses. The group is no stranger to controversy - its members boycotted the general elections last year, adopting the … [Read more...]
Visitors Centre Closes and Stadium Handed over to FIFA
21 May, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Cape Town Stadium Visitors' Centre has closed its doors until after the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, as the FIFA Local Organising Committee takes over the stadium to make final venue preparations for the eight matches the stadium will host. FIFA's exclusive use period for the stadium starts on Friday 21 May, but LOC officials are already on site. The stadium operators, Sail/Stadefrance, will assist FIFA in running the 68 000-seat stadium during this time. Anyone who has driven past the … [Read more...]
Tickets for Cape Town International Challenge On Sale Now
26 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Capetonians who would like to see international football at its best are urged not to wait too long before buying tickets for the Cape Town International Challenge, which will take place on 8 and 10 April 2010. Tickets will go on sale today, Friday 26 March and are expected to sell out fast. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]The U/20 teams of Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazil will participate in the Cape Town International Challenge. This will not only be the first international … [Read more...]
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Cape Town Stadium to host third test event: prayer gathering
19 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cape Town Stadium is set to host its third test event on Monday 22 March, during which all 55 000 permanent seats will be available for the first time. 'Cape Town For Jesus', a religious gathering addressed by well-known South African evangelist Angus Buchan, will be the first major non-sporting event hosted at the stadium, and will give the stadium operators another chance to test the stadium's readiness ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The first test events were a soccer match with a … [Read more...]
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Gottography
10 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There are a set of images doing the e-mail rounds at present showing images of the Cape Town Stadium in the recent lightning storm. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]It took me a bit of time (10 seconds using everyone's favourite search engine if truth be told) to track down the photographer. He uses the internet handle GOTTOGRAPHY and we presume his first name is Simon as some overly familiar older ladies in his group refer to him as SI! We can understand the older ladies having a bit … [Read more...]
Cape Town Stadium Perfect
5 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke has described the newly-built Cape Town Stadium as "perfect." "It's just an amazing stadium, and all the teams who play in Cape Town, will play in a perfect place." Without wanting to be biased regarding other host cities, he said Cape Town is "one of the most beautiful in the country". [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]He was visiting the city's 68 000 seater stadium as part of the FIFA Local Organising Committee "state of readiness" roadshow of … [Read more...]
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