Aircooled VW South Africa

I work just across the road where they are building this,today I got the opportunity to see it from inside,just thought I will post a view pics Will they complete it in time ?

PE's biggest white elephant,and most costly at R1.8 Billion.

How many world cup matches are they playing in PE ?

Eight Games.

How do they justify the cost?

There would allso be some rugby played I assume,the roads around the stadium is a nightmare at the moment,everywhere roads are closed off,cant even get to work

Yes.With the strikes,the businesses they are stuffing around,the Cosafa cup that we lost and the current economy,I wonder how they are going to repay this debt in the poorest province.

They stopped all work on Coega.Between GM,Ford,VW and ABSA have layed off over 3000 people.Most companies are on short time.This doesn't make sense anymore.

Did it ever make sense?

Only to the people with the padded wallets....

Have fam.that works at the durban stadium.. Its also insanely priced, and still costing more. Looks great though. But yeah, i wonder what happens after the world cup...

When we got the SWC it was estimated it will cost us R2 Billion

Then that cost went up to R9.1 Billion in 2006.

Current costs:

Green Point- R3.7 Billion
Kings Park- R2.8 Billion
PE- R1.8 Billion
Ellis Park- R1.5 Billion
Polokwane- R1.1 Billion
Rustenburg- R360 Million
Nelspruit-R920 Million
Loftus- R1.1 Billion
Bloemfontein- R306 Million

Gautrain- R25.5 Billion
Rapid Bus Transit- R10 Billion

Extra Pay for Police-R640 Million

Total-R48.8 BIllion Rand!!!

A further R600 Billion needs to be spent on infrastructure

How are they going to get this money back?

They aren't. These tournaments don't make money. The only Olympics that ever made any money was Atlanta. But just think of the prestige. Hoohaa. I'm sure all the homeless hungry people are overjoyed at the prestige. (The incredibly unbelievable thing is, they are?!?!?!?)