Township Tour South Africa - Calabash
A township tour in Port Elizabeth South Africa. Wary tourist enjoys the welcome and realises that such visits are appreciated by the local people. Street markets, appreciative school children, supper and dancing in a shebeen. Contrasts of poverty and exciting urban development. Calabash Tours.Charitable donations from Europe.
In Soweto, South Africa - a Memorable Tour of Soweto
Enjoyed the visiting the hotspots of Soweto, the infamous township in South Africa. The tour included a visit to the famous National Football Stadium (the Calabash) where the first and last matches of the 2010 World Cup were held. Visited the Diepkloof market area, Orlando West where the Nelson Mandela house and Desmond Tutu's house is located. We also visited the shanty town and closed of the tour at Hector Pieteron Memorial about the Soweto uprising of June 16, 1976. READ BLOG at
FNB stadium. Soccer city in Johannesburg
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Soccer City - Johannesburg, South Africa
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Officially named FNB Stadium, Soccer City was built as one of many stadiums to accommodate matches, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Located in Soweto, today it hosts live concerts and numerous sporting events.
FNB Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa
Super short video of the stadium. American tourists visit the world famous stadium, which hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Soccer City (FNB Stadium) - Johannesburg, South Africa
Main stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa, situated just outside Soweto.
Video footage taken with my DJI Phantom 4 drone.
Johannesburg's new Soccer City opens its gates
REPORT - It can hold 95,000 fans and neighbours Soweto, the flashpoint township during South Africa's long struggle against Apartheid. Johannesburg's Soccer City is now open for business.
FIFA World Cup - Calabash: Soccer City
Soccer City, the venue that will take centre stage during the World Cup finals in South Africa.
Bob van Bebber is the architect who transformed the exisitng stadium into an arena that reflects a continent.
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FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg build up 2009 to 2010
MODCON Precast supplied Staircases, Steps, Signage panels ,Bollards, Concrete Covers ,Dividing blocks, Kerbing, Light pole ring, Planter blocks, Podium edge Pylon, Tree rings and Upstand beams
to FNB Stadium (Soccer City).
Contractor we supplied to Grinaker LTA grinaker-lta.com and Boogertman Architects boogertman.com
Rebuilding and expansion of the existing 50,000 seats FNB football stadium, to a new stadium with a seating capacity of 89.000 spectators.
The Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg was the main stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Soccer championships, where the opening game and the final were played.
The design of the stadium is based on the calabash or African pot, this being the most recognisable object to represent the African continent. BAM International has built the stadium together with its South African partner Grinaker-LTA. as per baminternational.com
First National Bank Stadium or simply FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City and The Calabash, is a stadium located in Nasrec, bordering the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. Wikipedia
Address: Soccer City Ave, Nasrec, Johannesburg, 2147
Capacity: 94 736
Tour Soccer City - SA's largest 2010 FIFA Stadium
Soccer City will be the venue for the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as well as the final. It now has a capacity of 87 000 seats.
Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg - fibreC
The Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg is the largest and most spectacular stadium construction site in the world. The icon of the FIFA World Cup 2010 will host the opening and the final matches.
The innovative Austrian company Rieder Smart Elements (which has a factory in Kolbermoor, Germany) made a significant contribution to the construction of the most important world cup stadium in Africa by realising the glassfibre reinforced concrete facade in native African colours.
Almost one year before the kick-off to the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa, the last fibreC panels of the envelope of the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg have been mounted. On Monday 27 July 2009, the Rieder team in South Africa brought the installation to a successful end. A team of 150 local workers are fine-tuning the glassfibre reinforced concrete facade to ensure that it will shine in the eyes of billions of viewers, as they watch the opening match of the world championship on TV screens across the globe.
Rieder secured the commission from the architects of the soccer stadium, not only for its economic and holistic strategy, but also with its creative vision and sustainable product. - fibreC. In addition to its technical and aesthetic solution, the application of fibreC to the facade surpassed other international bidders with its eco-friendly qualities.
fibreC is a concrete panel, reinforced with glassfibres, which enables the efficient construction of aesthetically impressive and sustainable building projects.
From Sandton (Johannesburg) to Soccer City Stadium
Soccer City - Johannesburg - Stadionreview
Das First-National-Bank-Stadion' (FNB-Stadion, engl. FNB Stadium) ist das größte Stadion Afrikas. Es liegt im Südwesten Johannesburgs nahe dem Messezentrum NASREC und dem Township Soweto. Vor dem Umbau fanden im FNB-Stadion die Heimspiele des südafrikanischen Fußballvereins Kaizer Chiefs statt.
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Musik: Wavin Flag
Soccer City Stadium - Johannesburg
South Africa 2010: Jo'Burg Tourism - reporter
See the sights, sample the food, check out the hotels, compare the prices and sing along to the sound of the Soweto Spiritual Singers, as euronews journalist Chris Cummins takes us whirlwind trip round Jo'burg, to see what's on offer to fans travelling to the World Cup in June....
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One Direction On The Road Again Tour 2015 - Johannesburg 29th March 2015
Filmed using Samsung Galaxy S1 and Canon Powershot on Selfie Stick from General Standing, sorry for Shaky cam. Hope you enjoy.
One Direction perform in South Africa for first gig since Zayn Malik's departure
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At Johannesburg's massive FNB Stadium, 95 000 ecstatic fans showed One Direction's remaining four members -- Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan -- that broken hearts should go to South Africa.
Because South Africans know how to host a party, crisis or no crisis.
The perimeter of the calabash-shaped arena we -- known as Soccer City -- began to fill from 12 p.m., suggesting that One Direction without Zayn Malik had not dampened the city's enthusiasm. As queues of preteens, teens and tolerant parents ate farm sausage rolls, their custom T-shirts and signs reflected 1D excitement. Hardly the Zayn-related woe we've seen on social media.
You see, South Africans are resilient. (It's a coping mechanism.)
The concert kicked off with a good-but-not-great opening performance by local star and 2013 winner of SA's Got Talent Jonny Apple, whose on-stage persona needs work to live up to his strong vocals. He could perhaps learn a thing or two from his special guests, X Factor SA 2014 winners FOUR.
There was some retro in-between music, perhaps to entertain the parents, including The Macarena, Single Ladies, You're the One That I Want and the Friends theme song. Baffling, right? So when Harry, Liam, Louis and Niall bounded on-stage at 8:30 p.m., the darkened arena erupted.
Of a smooth 23-song setlist, highlights were Steal My Girl, Midnight Memories, One Thing, What Makes You Beautiful, Through The Dark and Story of My Life, plus the accompanying stage design, 3D motion design and hand-drawn animation of London's Studio Moross.
The boys were typically high energy. Harry swaggered and flipped his hair. Niall strummed. Louis smirked prettily. Liam spun his microphone. But while their spirited performance was received to deafening delight, there were four surprises about the first appearance of 1D since Zayn's exit.
1. Liam cried.
At the start of Through the Dark Liam was teary, his voice broke and he walked off-stage -- an unusual move for the one band member who doesn't even do bathroom breaks. Harry draped himself fetchingly in the South African flag (as a distraction?) and the boys soldiered on until Liam's return.
2. They were very, very, very grateful.
The band in concert mode is usually wide-eyed and appreciative of their fans. It's their thing and it's sweet. But Saturday night, in what must have been a very difficult night for the foursome, they fed off the love, with constant thanks and compliments to the Joburg crowd.
Thank you for choosing to spend your evening with us, Harry said, You have no idea how much we love you right now.
Harry and Niall were wowed by the venue: Is this where the World Cup Final was held? And then, the trump card: South Africa, you are my favorite audience, said Liam, This is literally my favorite gig so far. South Africans love being the darling.
3. No one mentioned Zayn.
The performers made no mention of their missing bandmate so, barring the odd un-edited promo video before the opening act, Zayn's only representation was on merchandising. And homemade fan T-shirts identifying Zayn's Girl.
4. They're whiter-than-white.
Okay, this one isn't a surprise. But in a country where there are hundreds of skin colors between white and black, and where Saturday night's crowd represented most of them, One Direction is now noticeably pale-skinned.
In all, Joburg had a blast. The new One Direction put on a full-scale production, the fans loved it and the ratio of selfie sticks to bare midriffs came in at a comfortable 1:3. It seems, in South Africa at least, that we're through the dark. But then, South Africans are irrepressible. Much like 1D.
Soccer City lights up Joburg night sky
The lights at the completed Soccer City stadium were turned on for the first time on Tuesday night.
South African world cup township tour
Innovating Visuals in association with Sportsnet Tour group with the Four Diegos gets to experience a township community centre near Durban. Adidas and Rebel sport sponsors soccer balls to the children in South Africa's township. innovatingvisuals.com
Johannesburg, South Africa Township Insight
Part 0.5 of my journey throughout Johannesburg & Cape Town, South
Africa trying to unveil the heartache of Township life.
Soccer City: The Giant Calabash
Soccer City plays host to the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. But do you knw this stadium is built to look like calabash. Whats a calabash?