| Gautrain could add billions to property value - 30/11/2005 |
A Cape Town professional valuer says that the Gautrain proposal would add billions of rand in extra value to neighbouring property along the Johannesburg/Tshwane route — and the land boom and local ratepayers could fund the project. In an open letter to Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe, and the mayors of Johannesburg, Pretoria/Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, Peter Meakin says property developers will view the Gautrain as the best property event that Gauteng has seen for decades.
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Full report on the iafrica.com site
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| Gautrain project could bring Sandton to a standstill - 28/11/2005 |
Bart Dorrestein, CE of the Legacy Group, says that the Gautrain project could bring Sandton to a standstill during construction. Dorrestein said the slow digging process, Rivonia Road having to be partially closed, and the building of an additional lane on Catherine Street would result in traffic becoming a nightmare. He said that the R20bn allocated to build the Gautrain could be better spent building two or three freeways between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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Full Moneyweb report
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| City transport system in a state of crisis - 28/11/2005 |
Cape Towns transport system is in a state of crisis with a rapidly deteriorating public transport system, massive road congestion and a bleeding of skills in transport planning at local and provincial government level. Experts say if the authorities dont take radical action soon, the situation will continue in a downward spiral with profound social and economic consequences for the city.
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Full Cape Times report
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| King Shaka International Airport will be ready before 2010 - 28/11/2005 |
Barring unforeseen problems such as natural disasters, King Shaka International Airport should be ready well before the Soccer World Cup in 2010. The target date for the completion of the huge Dube TradePort Airport, north of Durban, is September 2009, with construction starting in March 2007. I think the deadline we have set is fairly realistic and I am confident from a technical perspective well be ready well in advance or before the advent of 2010, Ahmed Bassa, Dube TradePort Project Executive, Aeronautical, told the annual provincial tourism conference in Richards Bay.
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Full report in The Mercury
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| Cape Town falling behind schedule in 2010 preparations - 17/11/2005 |
Cape Town was behind schedule in its transport planning for the 2010 World Cup, outgoing president of the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce Louis Steenkamp said on Thursday. According to a report on the News24 site, there was reason to be concerned about the lack of urgency in the Civic Centre, he told the chambers annual meeting. Even the final decision on which stadium to use had not been made. He said 70 000 of the fans coming into the country for the tournament would probably be based in Cape Town and fly, drive or use tour coaches to attend games.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Cheap plane tickets not an option - 16/11/2005 |
Cheap plane tickets to some of SAs favourite destinations are not sustainable because profit margins on these routes are very small. This was the warning sounded by John Morrison from the Airways Association of South Africa (AASA). He said airlines plans to bring about 600 000 spectators to SA for the 2010 Soccer World Cup were not on track. Morrison was reacting to warnings from plane manufacturers Boeing and Airbus that as many as 85 of Africas 100 airlines are not sustainable. A hundred is more than the market can accommodate, Michael Smith, sales director of Boeing, told about 40 heads of African airline services. Hadi Akoum of Airbus said the profit margins of flights between SA and Europe were some of the lowest in the industry.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Smooth flight demand to the Mother City for 2010 - 16/08/2005 |
The World Soccer Cup being hosted by SA - with Cape Town one of the match cities - in 2010 provided a great opportunity to smooth demands for flights to the Mother City, says Western Cape provincial government director of tourism development Brent Walters. According to a report on the News24 site, Walters told a press briefing on Tuesday that 235 000 to 400 000 overseas visitors would form part of 2.78m spectators at World Cup matches around the country - with Cape Town being one of the key venues.
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Full report on the News24 site
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