I find it amazing how the local media and it's pessimistic readers latch on to any negative news, however, when the news is positive it gets scant coverage on page 57 of Happy Knitting Weekly.
Here is an article you won't see on the front page of any newspaper this week:
Fifa ended its three-day inspection tour of South Africa on Wednesday praising the progress made in building the stadiums that will be used for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The governing body of world soccer, joined by South African organisers, visited four of the nine host cities to assess the stadiums in Johannesburg, the site of the opening and final match, as well as Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
The delegation also received progress reports on accommodation, finance and transport.
"We were able to see signs of huge transformation in the host cities. The task ahead is a big one and we admire the ambition and efforts in the host cities to make 2010 a successful event," said Alain Leiblang, Fifa's head of media.
There have been concerns about the country's high crime rate and poor transport system, as well as the pace of stadium construction.
"We are quite happy that the programme is on track. What we set out to do with this inspection tour, we achieved," local organising committee representative Dennis Mumble said in a statement.
"There are challenges and adjustments that need to be made, but that's the reason for tours such as this, to address those."
The full evaluation report will be presented at a meeting on Tuesday. - Sapa-AP
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C'mon, people have lots of reasons to complain, do you really think the power hungry volvo driving government of ours will be better without critisism? Look at these ridiculous powercuts we are having, and the public had to find out the hard way. Escom didn't even publish a program so companies can plan ahead.
Lets face it, our government has made a whole lot of stufups and they do not have the full capacity needed to do all the grand things they plan.
On the other hand, we should give them all the hell that is necessary to get our tax-moneys-worth, but everyone has the ability and the responsibility to change the world he lives in every day.
The FIFA report says nothing, they were just being diplomatic, there is a truckload full of stuff that has to happen and we have to start worying NOW if we want it finished for the whole country.
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