LOL!!! She just can't win with this one
Gugu On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Sikhumbuzo Thomo < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Comrades > > Pasted below is utter disgust and lies from Zille! Who is she trying to > fool? Has she and the DA all of sudden grown a heart? > > ------------------------------ > Proving the World Cup naysayers wrong - Zille > Helen Zille > 11 June 2010 > > The DA leader says many fears have proved to be unfounded > > A famous football manager once said: "football isn't a matter of life and > death. It's much more important than that." Anyone witnessing the excitement > and patriotic fervour of this week might be inclined to agree with him. > > Today, the euphoria will go into overdrive as we edge towards the opening > ceremony and first match of the tournament. It is finally here! > > On behalf of the Democratic Alliance I would like to wish Bafana Bafana the > very best of luck in their game against Mexico today, and over the next four > weeks. And when I say four weeks, I am saying I think we have what it takes > to go all the way. > > We are a nation driven by hope and optimism. We are on form and anyone who > watched the Denmark game could discern a new found confidence in the > players. Coach Carlos Pereira says that the din of the Vuvuzelas is like > having a 12th player on the field. From what I have seen over the last few > days, I believe him. > > What is equally important off the field is that all South Africans are > uniting behind Bafana Bafana - something that would have been unthinkable to > those who, like a British tabloid, predicted that a race war would erupt in > South Africa, even warning readers of machete-wielding gangs roaming the > streets! > > The show of unity we have witnessed in the build up to the World Cup is > encouraging to all of us who believe that South Africa has the potential to > become one nation, with one prosperous future. > > We have also proved the naysayers wrong who said that South Africa didn't > have what it takes to host a successful tournament. There was no shortage of > people writing us off, most of who had a poor grasp of our country, our > continent and our capabilities. One foreign journalist said that Egypt would > have been a better host nation. "If Egyptians were able to build the > pyramids, they could surely host a World Cup," she reasoned. > > Fears that South Africa would not be able to finish the stadiums, > accommodate fans and provide the requisite standard of transport > infrastructure led FIFA to devise a ‘Plan B' that, until 2007, would involve > Australia taking over the tournament. These concerns were quickly dispelled > when we hosted a successful Confederations Cup last year. > > There are still people who, quite legitimately, express their unease at > whether South Africans will enjoy any material benefits from hosting the > tournament. These are certainly concerns I had when I was Mayor of Cape > Town. We conducted an "alternative sites" study for the stadium, but in the > end, only Green Point met FIFA's requirements, and our only choice then was > whether we would be "in or out" of the World Cup. We obviously had to be > part of it. > > Initial financial models presented which showed that the City would need to > find an additional R1 billion to build the stadium in Green Point - around > 25% of the City's total budget for infrastructure - raised alarm bells. But > when it became clear that billions of rands would come from national > government for infrastructure development to upgrade the airport, the > central station, electricity generation infrastructure, public facilities > and major roads, it was, as they say, a "no-brainer". > > Many people will ask at the end of the tournament whether it was all worth > it. This is an important question that will deserve considered analysis. The > research I have seen so far is very encouraging. According to research by > auditing firm Grant Thornton, the World Cup will contribute R55.7 billion to > the South African economy and generate 415,400 jobs. Some 480,000 tourists > will spend around R8 billion during their stay in South Africa. The World > Cup preparations and infrastructure construction did a great deal to soften > the blow of the international financial meltdown in South Africa. > > Of course, it remains to be seen whether the prognosis of future benefits > is proved correct. What is certain is that the new infrastructure will leave > a lasting economic legacy and platform for growth that will benefit > everyone. Above all, the World Cup is an unrivalled opportunity to present > the real South Africa to the world, not the caricatured version we read > about in foreign newspapers. This has the potential to boost tourism and > foreign investment for years to come. > > We have seen that South Africans of all races can unite behind our country. > We have shown we have what it takes to pull off a world class mega-event > such as this. Now all we have to do is beat the likes of Brazil, Germany, > Spain and England to be the first African team to win the World Cup. That > would really prove the naysayers wrong. > > But first let's focus on the game against Mexico this afternoon. Enjoy the > football! > > *This article by Helen Zille first appeared in SA Today, the weekly online > newsletter of the leader of the Democratic Alliance<http://www.da.org.za/> > .* > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. 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