The New Face of Johannesburg to be Unveiled during FIFA 2010
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Johannesburg is the richest city in South Africa and one of the richest in the African continent. The city is ranked amongst the finest cosmopolitan cities of the world due to its capability of growing into tourist’s favorite spots. Johannesburg has it has the all what it takes to keep international travelers happy and satisfied. The affluence of the city led it to housing world class hotels, exquisite shopping malls and avenues, developed infrastructure and a widely acclaimed international airport. Johannesburg’s business activity, grandeur, culture, events, nightlife and innumerable entertainment venues had already made its airport, the busiest in the African continent. FIFA World Cup 2010 in addition, has increased flights to Johannesburg like never before.
However, the world class cosmopolitan underwent a much needed face uplift to be fit for hosting the FIFA World Cup 2010 matches. A budget of around 1 billion Rand had been put aside to fund the developmental projects that the city has seen. The preparations for FIFA World Cup 2010 were made under the best possible management and planning in order to avoid any mishap during the matches. Hence the security of the city as well the tourists and attendees of the matches were the foremost important thing to be considered. Under this plan, Closed Circuit Television Camera Surveillance System has been installed throughout the city of Johannesburg. This was done in order to control the crime and handle crime scenes in a way, as efficiently as possible. Secondly, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police will be working with South African Police service and the city’s safety plans have been reformed with South Africa’s National 2010 Security plans. Thanks to Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, the city now has over 4000 officers so as to handle the law enforcement agencies more efficiently. Safety measures have also been taken for tourists to visit the sights and sounds of Johannesburg and roam around with ease.
As for the matches, the two old stadiums of the city were completely demolished to allow for new ones to be formed. The oldest stadium of Johannesburg, Rand Stadium and another old stadium known as Orlando Stadium were the ones to be completely bulldozed. On the sites of these two stadiums, stand two world class stadiums that are all set to host the FIFA World Cup 2010 matches. These stadiums have been highly upgraded but their historic charm has been retained. The ever famous, Ellis Park Stadium has also been upgraded to house world class amenities, better stands, changing rooms with modern amenities and better audio/visual systems. Soccer City is the largest stadium in Africa and the pride of Johannesburg. It is indeed, one of the world’s most beautiful and luxurious stadiums. The stadium’s architecture has been inspired from the traditional African pot Calabash and looks extremely beautiful when lit up at night. There is also a chairlift that gives a round of the stadium. This stadium fully equipped with all modern facilities that could be demanded in the present times, hence it is a perfect venue to host the most epic of all FIFA matches, the final.
Hence the city is all set to host FIFA 2010, better than expected and Johannesburg flights have already started to service. This event is expected to generate huge revenues that will be utilized to enhance the less developed areas of the city later on. To make it easier for fans to reach out to the city, cheap flights to Johannesburg are offered by many airlines especially for FIFA 2010.