Sharing the Soccer Extravaganza
The final rounds of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa have started. As in Germany four years ago, the organizing committee hopes to scoop up a considerable amount in profits. Meanwhile, people here also hope to reap the benefits from the soccer extravaganza.
June 16, 2010
THURSDAY last week was the second day that the high-speed Gautrain had been in operation. Packed with 11,000 people in its maiden journey, the five-carriage train felt more spacious and passengers were free to choose their seats. Traveling at 160 kilometers per hour, approaching the speed of an aircraft touching down for landing, the 32-kilometer trip from the Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport to Johannesburg, South Africa’s central b
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