Feel it it’s here – well face it it’s gone! It’s gone and
we have several beautiful and very expensive stadia left behind as one of the
legacies of this wonderful event. I want to address this particular legacy. In
future blogs we can interrogate the validity of the other legacies that should
have been left as result of FIFA World Cup 2010.
The Cape Times 29th may 2012 writes:
World Cup Stadiums ‘could soon be white elephants’
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula claims that
communities are saying that they don’t have facilities yet we have massive stadiums
that are underutilized because they are too costly to use.
Were we caught up in the euphoria of
hosting the FIFA World Cup? Could all that money have been more wisely spent
rather than on new stadia? Some argue that FIFA would not have agreed to the
event if we did not build these stadia? Is this true?
What is your view? Tear them down and save
the upkeep costs or what?
Dr Steve
What a waste that would be! We need to plan clever like Durban did with Moses Mabhida. Incorporating retail space into the stadium have ensured a steady income for them and continued development of the area will keep the stadium open for many years to come. Sad we couldn't get the Olympics as this would have given us a World Class sporting environment with awesome facilities for most of our sporting codes.
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