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Host City of Johannesburg

Overview

The City of Johannesburg will offer visitors and residents safe and easily accessible public transport during the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. Rail , bus and other existing services will cater for a wide variety of transport requirements, and will ensure that Ellis Park Stadium and Soccer City , FIFA Fan FestsTM and the public viewing areas are adequately served.

Event-related public transport will be added to the regular public transport system i.e. airport shuttles to the O R Tambo International and Lanseria Airports, a stadium shuttles and Park and Ride services. Travel around the city will be served by an inner city transport service .



City Profile

Johannesburg (Jo'burg) or the City of Gold, as the city is known in South Africa, is the business hub of South Africa, contributing a substantial part of the country's GDP, approximately 12%. Johannesburg is also known as the economic engine of Southern Africa and the trendsetter of South Africa. It is a melting pot laced with all the flavours of African cultures and beyond.