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Bloemfontein - Preparations for soccer fans to view the World Cup at fan parks in Bloemfontein were in full swing at three sites on Wednesday.
Construction teams were busy at the FIFA Fan Fest Park at the Mangaung outdoor centre erecting equipment among various tents on the grass areas.
The fence around the park was covered with an orange advertising screen, making visibility to the inside difficult.
The public and media were not allowed inside as it was still officially a "construction site".
The park has a stage, large TV screens and various tents for food and drink stalls.
The Fan Fest Park was expected to open with an entertainment programme on Thursday afternoon.
Crews were also erecting equipment not far away at the Botchabelo Stadium.
Mangaung executive mayor Playfair Morule received 20 new traffic vehicles from the government garage on Wednesday to help with traffic law enforcement over the next month.
A large group of people danced with blaring vuvuzelas in answer to a call for all South Africans to blow a vuvuzela or hoot a car hooter in support of Bafana Bafana and the World Cup.
Throughout the day vuvuzelas could be heard blaring in the Bloemfontein CBD.
Morule also handed out soccer tickets for games played in Bloemfontein to poor households and disabled people.
Morule told the gathering, at the city's Volunteer Information Centre at the old City Hall, that he was sure Bafana Bafana would lift the Cup on home soil.
The executive mayor also gave feedback on a couple of the remaining projects that were finished in time before the city hosts it first World Cup game.
He said FIFA had agreed to relax some of its strict rules at the Fan Fest Park and that visitors would be able to get "pap en vleis" from locals at the park.
Construction teams were busy at the FIFA Fan Fest Park at the Mangaung outdoor centre erecting equipment among various tents on the grass areas.
The fence around the park was covered with an orange advertising screen, making visibility to the inside difficult.
The public and media were not allowed inside as it was still officially a "construction site".
The park has a stage, large TV screens and various tents for food and drink stalls.
The Fan Fest Park was expected to open with an entertainment programme on Thursday afternoon.
Crews were also erecting equipment not far away at the Botchabelo Stadium.
Mangaung executive mayor Playfair Morule received 20 new traffic vehicles from the government garage on Wednesday to help with traffic law enforcement over the next month.
A large group of people danced with blaring vuvuzelas in answer to a call for all South Africans to blow a vuvuzela or hoot a car hooter in support of Bafana Bafana and the World Cup.
Throughout the day vuvuzelas could be heard blaring in the Bloemfontein CBD.
Morule also handed out soccer tickets for games played in Bloemfontein to poor households and disabled people.
Morule told the gathering, at the city's Volunteer Information Centre at the old City Hall, that he was sure Bafana Bafana would lift the Cup on home soil.
The executive mayor also gave feedback on a couple of the remaining projects that were finished in time before the city hosts it first World Cup game.
He said FIFA had agreed to relax some of its strict rules at the Fan Fest Park and that visitors would be able to get "pap en vleis" from locals at the park.
