Andrew Boraine » 2010 FIFA Football World Cup

Why lively public spaces that centre around people and community, not cars, are important for democratising cities

Andrew — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:22:10 +0000

My colleague, Ibrahim Seedat, Director of Public Transport Strategy at the South African Department of Transport, drew my attention to this great interview with former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa in Yes! Magazine.

In Ibrahim’s words, “Even though you have heard it all before, it is always a refreshing option to read…

Post 2010 paradigm shifts create opportunities for new city development

Andrew — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:12:12 +0000

In 2008, the City of Cape Town and the Cape Town Partnership published the Central City Development Strategy – a framework to guide change and manage growth over the next ten years. We are currently reviewing and updating the strategy in light of the 2010 World Cup experience.…

Storming the ramparts: How the Castle of Good Hope can become part of city life

Andrew — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:47:22 +0000

One of the good things about hosting a large global event like the 2010 World Cup is the way we were able do things that previously seemed impossible. Like regular road closures to create safe pedestrian spaces, reliable public transport, dressing the city in bright colours, colourful wall murals and outdoor advertisements,…

2010 World Cup: More of an afterglow than a hangover!

Andrew — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:20:44 +0000

What better place to say farewell to the 2010 World Cup than in Upper Long Street? I watched the gut-wrenching final between Holland and Spain with friends and family at Long Street Cafe.

Long Street has been the epicentre of the Cape Town late night World Cup party for the…

Ten reasons why the Cape Town 2010 Fan Walk worked so well

Andrew — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:46:34 +0000

The Cape Town Fan Walk has become one of the talking points of Cape Town’s World Cup experience. The editorial in today’s Cape Argus described it as a ‘masterstroke’. John Robbie of 702 Talk Radio asked me yesterday to what we as a city owed the success of the Fan…

Cape Town shows the world how to street party

Andrew — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:50:53 +0000

We were hoping to get 100 000 people on the Cape Town Fan Walk for the Germany vs Argentina 2010 World Cup Quarter Final match. At its peak, the Fan Walk hit an estimated 153 000! This means that when 65 000 people were in the stadium, over 90 000 continued

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“We won the French!”

Andrew — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:43:39 +0000

You would swear from the reaction of the crowd in the streets after the Bafana-French match that we were through to the next round. Everyone was beaming, blowing vuvuzelas, and dancing up and down with great pride. My best moment was when a stranger came up to me in Long Street and shouted…

Heaven forbid we return to business as usual in the city

Andrew — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:35:09 +0000

Cape Town will never be the same again. Not after the experience of the World Cup. I’m not talking about the infrastructure legacy, or the new facilities created, or the worldwide exposure for Cape Town as a destination. I’m talking about the way in which our attitudes to using the city…

Cheer up – there’s life after Bafana Bafana

Andrew — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:24:33 +0000

“Back to life, back to reality” sang Soul II Soul back in the 1990s and boy, does that apply after the football lesson we received from Uruguay last night. We are all in need of a little pick-me-up, and what better than a great new anthem about Cape Town just released by local…

350 000 people in Cape Town Central City for start of Football World Cup

Andrew — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:35:45 +0000

The City of Cape Town estimates that an astounding 350 000 people visited the Cape Town Central City area on Friday 11 June to watch the World Cup Opening Ceremony and Bafana Bafana-Mexico game on TV and to attend the opening match at the CT Stadium, with 250 000 in…