Thu May 23 08:20:39 SAST 2013
Thu May 23 08:20:39 SAST 2013

Cape Town stadium roof is coming loose

Apr 16, 2012 | Sapa | 34 comments

Now there's a R1 million investigation

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The City of Cape Town is to spend R1 million investigating why sections of its stadium’s roof appear to be coming loose, the Cape Times reported on Monday.

During a routine inspection a year ago, a few bolts were found to have failed, even though the roof was designed to withstand strong south-easterly winds.

Mayoral committee member Grant Pascoe guaranteed the safety of the stadium. He told the newspaper that Arup Consulting Engineers had been appointed for R1 million to conduct an independent professional review.

The stadium has cost ratepayers R44.6 million over the last financial year.

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Apr 16, 2012

CheeseBoy

another SWC success story that the tax payer has to fot the bill for. FIFA are laughing at us right now.
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Apr 16, 2012

MommaC

Surely fixing the damn roof should be a priority over investigating it?
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Apr 16, 2012

RobinH

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Oh my goodness.
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Apr 16, 2012

skhokho21

Mayoral committee member Grant Pascoe told the newspaper that Arup Consulting Engineers had been appointed for R1 million to conduct an independent professional review.
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Why don`t you just get a company to fix it. If it was guaranteed/specified to withstand the easterly wind then the builder must take the cost for this repair. Pascoe appoint me to consult & review your contract specification with the builder of the stadium.

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Apr 16, 2012

iPhone4

R 1 million on inspections alone? Wonder how much the fixing will actually cost. RobinH it's a b l o o d y joke indeed!
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Apr 16, 2012

Shredder

R1 million investigating
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Expensive investigations!!. How long are we going to hear about this expensive investigations?
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Apr 16, 2012

RobinH

Shredder. Great question. Why an investigation anyway, if there is a guaranee in place? Simply enforce that guarantee. But I bet you anything you like that guarantee was written in such a way as to provide more loopholes than teeth. Once again the SA public have been taken for a ride..... as well as FIFA.
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Apr 16, 2012

tlebebe

what a beautiful structure, kganthe le sentse tshelete le dirile mawaza, roof we dirilwe loose ke lerata la divuvuzela, people should not use this place until engeneers say it is save. otherwise mzazi ONE RAND MILLION is a lot.
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Apr 16, 2012

Msiphos00

lol
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Apr 16, 2012

RobinH

Give me only half a mill and I can go along, look at the place and announce that the roof is buggered. Investigation complete and outcome announced. Roof still broken though.
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