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2010 Host City Johannesburg "Jozi", Gauteng

No doubt, Johannesburg will be the centre stage for the 2010 World Cup. Johannesburg is an African city of note. Johannesburg is characterised by contradiction and an apparent seamless combination of irreconcilable differences. The largest city in South Africa, Johannesburg is also the wealthiest and, without doubt, the economic powerhouse of Africa.

2010 Host City Pretoria, Gauteng

Central between Johannesburg, Rustenberg, Polokwane & Nelspruit, this is the ideal base camp for visitors during the 2010 World Cup. Known as the Jacaranda City for all the purple blossom-bedecked trees, which line its thoroughfares, Pretoria is a lovely, quiet city. It has a long, involved and fascinating history. Here you will find significant old buildings and fascinating museums. The Transvaal Museum has natural history displays and is the home of Mrs Ples, the australopithecine fossil found at Sterkfontein in the Cradle of Humankind.

2010 Host City, Mpumalanga

Nicknamed the soccer host city in the bush, Nelspruit, the capital of Mpumalanga, lies in the fertile valley of the Crocodile River and has been called the gateway to Mpumalanga and the Kruger National Park. The Lowveld botanical gardens just outside Nelspruit boasts a rare collection of plant species and the first man-made rain forest which attracts the majority of Nelspruits visitors.

2010 Host City Polokwane , Limpopo

If Limpopo is the ‘land of myth and legend', then Polokwane is its lost city, rising from the bushveld paradise. Polokwane, the capital of the Limpopo Province and formerly known as Pietersburg, is the cultural hub of the region half way between Pretoria and the Zimbabwean border - a city graced with wide streets, green spaces and a vivid mix of jacaranda and coral trees that are a sight to behold in spring.

2010 Host City Rustenberg, North-West Province

Nestled at the foothills of the Magaliesberg Mountains, Rustenburg is ideally situated for visiting the attractions of the North West province. Two of the world’s largest platinum mines lie just outside Rustenburg, earning it the nickname ‘Platinum City’, which is hardly a fair description of the city that started out as little more than a church and farming community centre, named as a ‘place of rest’ that still manages to retain its small town atmosphere.

2010 Host City Durban, KwaZulu Natal

Durban is a colourful city with a rich mixture of cultural flavours, with a bustling metropolis rimmed by a palm-lined beachfront and the Indian Ocean and Miami-style art-deco buildings. The city enjoys year-round subtropical temperatures, a beautiful coastline, warm sea, and fascinating historical heritage making it a mecca for holidaymakers. Durban's main tourist strip is the Golden Mile, an eight-kilometre stretch along with beachfront with restaurants, hotels and promenades.

2010 Host City Bloemfontein, Free State

Bloemfontein, the City of Roses, serves as something of an oasis, lying as it does plum in the middle of the Free State and indeed the country. The only major city for miles around, it is also the sixth largest city in the country, the Judicial Capital of South Africa, and it lies on the N1 between Johannesburg and Cape Town, often functioning as a stop off to break the major journey between the two cities.

2010 Host City Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

The Nelson Mandela Metro (including Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch) is the gateway to the Eastern Cape Region, its well-equipped airport and harbour linking South Africa with other national and international destinations. What do the locals call Port Elizabeth?  Anything from ‘PE’, ‘The Friendly City’, ‘The Windy City’, ‘Die Baai’ to ‘Ibhayi’. For many, PE is the start or end of a journey along the famous Garden Route, one of the most beautiful stretches along the Indian Ocean between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.

2010 Host City Cape Town "Mother City"

Cape Town is consistently rated as one of the world's top 10 tourist destinations, undeniably beautiful with its towering mountains, white beaches, great restaurants, good surf spots and coves where whales come to calve in spring. The city has it all - rich cultural heritage, diverse architecture, fantastic café culture, top restaurants and hip, urban nightlife. The central city is pretty safe, the docklands are fascinating, all manner of lifestyles are tolerated and, always, there's Table Mountain - a wild heart you can escape into and not see another human being. A must see on your list of Host Cities!