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Jordaan says everything is on track, including the stadiums
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May 12, 2008, 06:30
The 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) has reiterated that South Africa will be ready to host the Soccer World Cup tournament.
Speaking at Tourism Indaba in Durban, the committee's CEO, Danny Jordaan, described reports that crime, power outages and a lack of transport and accommodation will negatively impact the event, as myths.
He has also denied that there is a Plan B, that Australia will host the World Cup if South Africa is not ready. Jordaan says everything is on track, including the stadiums, which will be finished ahead of schedule.
"Anyone who wants to see the reality must go and see for themselves. We will have all our stadiums complete seven months before the kick-off of the World Cup. The capacity of the South African industry in construction is among the best in the world," Jordaan said.
"We are very happy the progress at the stadiums is advanced in many cases and in some cases we have difficulties. However, we are convinced the stadiums will be complete long before kick-off," he added.
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