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SA's W Cape premier calls on Capetonians to get ready for 2010

Article Published: Friday 21 July 2006

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Cape Town- Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool has welcomed the City of Cape Town's endorsement of the Green Point Stadium as the preferred venue for the proposed 2010 Soccer World Cup semi-final match.

"I now call on all citizens of the Province and the City to unite in getting ready for 2010," he said.

Early this year, FIFA, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the Western Cape Provincial Government unanimously endorsed Green Point as the preferred venue for one of the semi-final soccer matches to held in the country during the 2010 world cup tournament.

However, the City of Cape Town refused to endorse the decision, saying no comprehensive study had been conducted to establish the suitability of the venue.

The City then commissioned its own independent feasibility study, the results of which were tabled by Mayor Helen Zille yesterday.

Among other things, the study found that Green Point was the only suitable stadium in the City where a soccer match of that magnitude could be held.

It also found that construction work on the stadium scheduled to begin next January would cost about R4.3 billion.

But, Mr Rasool said the costs could be lower.

"We are not seeking to replicate the high-tech German stadia. We will cut our suit according to our cloth."

The premier said he had held discussions with LOC Chief Executive, Danny Jordaan and Deputy Finance Minister, Jabu Moleketi who would dispatch a technical team to the province to assist with costing and other related matters.

"Only once this has been done - at the hand of clear designs and specifications - can we speak to issues of costs".

However, he welcomed the Mayor's commitment of R400m towards the cost of the stadium.

"The world wants to be in Cape Town for 2010. We must now get ready," the premier urged. -BuaNews




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