In Cape Town, a proposed new 67,000-seat stadium, earmarked to host a semi-final match, has also got off to a faltering start.
The city’s new Mayor, Helen Zille, from the opposition Democratic Alliance, has questioned where the more than 1bn rand (about $160m) will come from to finance the construction of the stadium.
Ms Zille does not want the stadium to sideline more pressing needs like housing, sanitation and other essential services for the city’s poor.
Even the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), allied to the ANC, supported the mayor’s stance, saying the needs of the poor should come before an expensive football stadium.
South Africa’s 2010 Cup challenge - BBC
The city’s new Mayor, Helen Zille, from the opposition Democratic Alliance, has questioned where the more than 1bn rand (about $160m) will come from to finance the construction of the stadium.
Ms Zille does not want the stadium to sideline more pressing needs like housing, sanitation and other essential services for the city’s poor.
Even the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), allied to the ANC, supported the mayor’s stance, saying the needs of the poor should come before an expensive football stadium.
South Africa’s 2010 Cup challenge - BBC
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