Kickoff (Cape Town)
24 July 2008
Mohlakeng Stadium on the West Rand will play a significant role in the upcoming Telkom Charity Cup.
This follows the hosting of a Public Viewing Site, where the annual charity tournament will be broadcast live at the stadium on August 2.
Gauteng fans who will not be part of the carnival atmosphere expected in the event, which in actual fact will be held in Klerksdorp in the North West, need not worry thanks to this partnership between the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation and the West Rand District Municipality.
Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation Barbara Creecy says starting with the Mohlakeng project, the hosting of Public Viewing Places is a long-term project to enable Gauteng fans to follow the progress of their teams from the province when they play out of Gauteng.
"We are working with municipalities and business to develop public viewing sites where members of the public will be able to view matches across the province. The concept will also allow us to plan for cup final matches featuring Gauteng teams that are played outside of the province," she says.
Creecy adds that the initiative would help plan for the Fifa 2010 World Cup when more than a million fans are expected in South Africa, a development that will see many fans settle for fan parks owing to the limited tickets available for matches at the tournament.
"During the last World Cup in Germany, about 18 million people had watched games on screens - six times more than those who were in the stadiums. Public viewing areas are also considered as an economic potential for local communities who wish to do business by selling food and drink during the matches," says Creecy.
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