The City of Tshwane city media centre is situated at the Fan Fest site.  Journalists with or without FIFA accreditation are welcome to join us and make use of the amenities of the centre including internet access and a media tribune from which to watch the matches on the giant screen.

Pre-accreditation is not required

Come to gate 3 / Parking 3 of the Fan Fest on West street, on the southern tip of the stadium.

Show your business card / media card to the attendant at the gate and you will be shown in and ushered to the media suite.

Should you experience any problems with this process kindly call Thami on 071 670 4201 or Hlomi on 071 637 7990

The Tshwane Fan Fest hospitality packages are still available.  They are a wonderful way to entertain your clients and include everything from VIP parking to a complementary dinner and bar service.

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Site map

Food Zones

Whatever your taste, however adventurous or predictable, the Tshwane Fan Fest has something for you when you’re hungry – or just want to nibble.  Traditional foods made by carefully selected local Mammas will give you a taste of township cooking at its best – don’t leave without sampling their wares at least once!  Fast food and family restaurant brands will serve burgers, pizzas, sandwiches and local favourites such as boerewors (farmer’s sausage) rolls.

On the menu...

Restaurants and fast food stalls-

• Mochachos chicken villages - offering grilled chicken and chicken burgers in mild, medium and hot.
• Spur - offering real beef burgers and chips
• Real Brazilian - specializing in beef and chicken Prego’s.
• Panarotti's - offering the best of Italian cuisine, pizza and pasta
• Taki's - will be offering hot dogs, burgers, fresh biltong
• Nasreens House of Cuisine - offering halaal food, pies, burgers, chicken and boerewors rolls.

Local Mammas:

• Pap and vleis, mogodo, skop and more food our foreign visitors have never heard of!
• Cape Malay foods such as Breyani's, curry and rice, roti's, bunnies, samoosas, biscuits
• Best soup South Africa has to offer
• Spit Braai's South African style
• Potjiekos, offering the best of SA to the world in one pot!

Beer Zones

The Beer Tent will offer different South African beers plus a “Shisa Nyami” (buy & braai).  It’s an age old tradition – you stand with beer in hand turning the meat and critiquing the day’s play.   The main bar will have a more varied drinks offering.

Champions Corner

Leave your mark at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.  At Tshwane’s Fan Fest you can sign a monumental Makarapa (traditional head gear of South African soccer).  Then go inside the giant Makarapa and have your photo taken for your World Cup album.

Kidz Zone

Keeping our children safe is an overarching priority.  At the Bana Ba Runa (Our children) play zone your kids will be entertained with clowns and puppet shows and engaged in arts and crafts in a safe and secure environment. Trained child minders from South African Child Welfare will watch the children.  Open from 10:00 to 18:00.  All kids from 3 to 10 years welcome.

Arts & Crafts

Don’t leave Tshwane without something from our local crafters.  Beads, carpets, wooden sculptures and implements – big or small, they are the perfect gift and reminder of a great day!

International Boulevard

Celebrating the abundance of international flavour in Tshwane, home of over 100 embassies and missions, is the International Boulevard.  Rwanda, Uruguay, Palestine, Madagascar, Oman, Iran, Brazil ... they and others will exhibit the best their country has to officer form arts and crafts to traditional foods.  Entrance is free but bring your credit card to sample these fabulous wares!  Next to gate 1

Between the matches we will make sure you are entertained by music and dance from near and far - rock, Afro Pop, Afrikaans, traditional African, Kwaito, gospel and of course Tshwane’s very own jazz.

• On days when Bafana Bafana is playing the celebration will end in a five minute Champion Experience, featuring fire dancers, fire breathers and a fireworks extravaganza. 
• Each day will start off with a Vuvuzela salute
• Competition: best dressed Makarapa and Best Vuvuzela Blower.
• Throughout the month, different local soccer legends will be crowned on stage as special City Champions
• On Sundays the Fan Fest will offer a more relaxed and family friendly environment by using a mix of theatre, poetry, Jazz and Classical music.
• The Diski Dancers will perform every day – come and learn the dance of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™

This week:

Centurion Cricket Grounds

How to get there

• GPS Co-ordinates: S25°51'32"S,  28°11'39"E
• Centurion Cricket Ground is located just off the major highway (N1) between Johannesburg and Pretoria, so the site is very easily accessible
• Parking is be available in the vicinity of the venue

Locality map

Site map

Opening Times

11 June to 25 June 2010

10:00 – 24:00

26 June – 11 July 2010

12:00 – 24:00

The successful delivery of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is the responsibility of a dedicated 2010 Unit within the Office of the Executive Mayor and City Manager of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.