Progress at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium is moving ahead swiftly as the city prepares to host its share of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 

According to Julie-May Ellingson, Head of 2010 Programme, a significant amount of work has been completed in recent months on the more aesthetic elements of the stadium - giving local Durbanites an idea of what their 2010 stadium will look like.

"With the completion of 75% of the precast seating (the concrete structure onto which the seats themselves will be fitted), the view from inside the stadium bowl is increasingly one which gives you a preview of our future stadium.

KwaZulu-Natal - Construction at the new international airport at La Mercy, to the north of Durban, is making good progress since work began a year ago, says the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).

The airport is scheduled for completion by the first quarter of 2010, reports SouthAfrica.info.

With the terminal building construction generally on programme, the slabbing and concrete pouring of the arrivals and departure levels have been completed in June.

The concrete pours of the airside corridor on the arrivals and departure levels have also been completed.

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town on Tuesday announced that a consortium of Sail Group and Stade de France has been selected as the preferred bidder to operate the 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium in Green Point, after the world cup.

Sail is the largest sport management company in South Africa, while Stade de France is an 80 000-seater stadium in France and one of the most successful and lucrative facilities of its kind.

A contract with the consortium will be negotiated by the end of October and once a contract is signed, the operator will be involved before the world cup to ensure detailed design, planning and a seamless handover from FIFA at the end of the tournament.