Eastern Cape Travel Guide / Whether you’re in the mood for an informal seaside escape, an encounter with the”Big Five” on safari, or a choice of scintillating city diversions, you’re sure to find what you’re looking for in the Eastern Cape. Scenic diversity is one of the most striking characteristics of the region, ranging from [...]

Map of Stadiums in South Africa to be used for the World Cup – The Final 10: The final 10 stadiums to be utilised for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa: Five of South Africa’s football stadiums will undergo major renovations for 2010: Soccer City and Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld in [...]

Soccer City (also know as the FNB Stadium) is earmarked to host both the opening and final matches of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Built in 1987, Soccer City has played host to some of the most memorable matches in South Africa’s soccer history. KEY MATCHES AND DATES: • Friday, 11 June 2010 – Opening [...]

Ellis Park Stadium is a major football venue in South Africa. It has been ear-marked as a semi-final venue for the 2010 South Africa World Cup. The Stadium underwent major renovations to fullfill all the FIFA™ requirements. New upper tiers were added behind each goal, adding an extra 10 000 seats and bringing the seating [...]

Located in KwaZulu Natal in the beautiful City of Durban, Moses Mabhida Stadium is named after a hero of the working class. The Moses Mabhida Stadium is located adjacent the ABSA Stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct – a site located in Stamford Hill, is yet to be another world class multi-purpose stadium set [...]

The Green Point Stadium in Cape Town will be transformed into a completely new 70 000 seater, all-weather, multi-purpose, environmentally sustainable, modern, technologically advanced, world class Stadium giving expression to the “African Renaissance Stadium” at the juncture betweenTable Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean at the southern tip of Africa. KEY MATCHES AND DATES: • Friday, [...]

Situated only a few minutes drive from proposed FIFA™ and team hotels in Bloemfontein, the Free State Stadium is a dedicated sporting environment with ample parking and excellent corporate hospitality. The Free State Stadium will host 5 first-round matches and 1 second-round match of the 2010 World Cup. MATCHES AND DATES: • Monday, 14 June [...]

Construction of the new Mbombela Stadium on open land just seven kilometres north of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga is expected to be completed in June 2009. The Mbombela Stadium has been designed to ensure it enjoys a prosperous life beyond the tournament as an adaptable, relevant multi-sport, entertainment and exhibition venue. MATCHES AND DATES: • Wednesday, [...]

The Peter Mokaba Stadium is situated in Polokwane (previously known as Pietersburg), the capital of Limpopo, South Africa. This stadium will be the first world class football venue in the soccer mad province of Limpopo. Four two tier stands bring the seating capacity to 46,000 – a massive increase on the old stadium, which comprises [...]

Port Elizabeth has a brand new world-class stadium – the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The five-tier Nelson Mandela Bay stadium has a seating capacity of 44,000 with an additional 4000 temporary seats available for the 2010 Football World Cup. KEY MATCHES AND DATES: Saturday, 26 June 2010 – Round of 16 Friday, 2 July 2010 [...]