Durban

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban on Track

Named after a hero of the working class; the Durban Kwazulu Natal Moses Mabhida Stadium located adjacent the ABSA Stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct - a site located in Stamford Hill, is yet to be another world class multi-purpose stadium set to make possible successful history in the making of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

To make way for this prestigious contribution Kings Park Stadium was demolished in the late 2006 to develop a new a stadium complex set to comprise of an adjoining indoor arena, sporting museum, sport institute and a new transmodal transportation station in preparations ahead of the world showpiece.

• 70 000 spectator seats
• Demountable seating will be removed to reduce the capacity to 54 000 post 2010 in legacy mode.
• 50 percent of the seats will be accessible from the main entrance while a 150 suites with housing ability totaling 7 500 set to cover a range of hospitality options.
• There are plans and allocations to increase the capacity of the stadium to 84 000 seats in the future to further accommodate major events such as Olympics.

For the provision and successful accomplishment of this development, the allocated budget amounts to R1, 83-billion

Durban will boast the new Senzangakhona stadium, unveiled on June 15th 2006 at Durban's ICC by KwaZulu-Natal's Premier Sbu Ndebele and eThekwini Mayor Councillor Obed Mlaba. The stadium will be built on the site of the existing King's Park stadium and has been designed as a first-class multi-purpose sporting facility with a seating capacity of 70,000. The stadium is named after one of the founding fathers of the Zulu nation, King Senzangakhona.

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