The completion of Johannesburg’s Bus Rapid Transit or BRT infrastructure in 2009 saw the first buses of their kind running from Ellis Park to Soweto.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup left behind a landmark transport legacy for South Africa, but the country's long-standing troubles such as chronic potholes remain too.

About 90% of the R17 billion upgrading at the OR Tambo International Airport for the 2010 Fifa World Cup has been completed.

Construction of Durban's new Moses Mabhida Rail Commuter Station - which forms part of the upgrade of the Moses Mabhida Stadium precinct in central Durban, ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup - is well underway

Plans to ensure the success of Mandela Bay’s R2,2bn soccer stadium beyond next year’s World Cup were spelt out by the head of the company appointed.

Certain elements of infrastructure construction will pick up from the fourth quarter as the 2010 World Cup projects accelerate and near completion.

Soccer City’s soaring costs force Johannesburg to trim more than R1bn from budget.

Unforeseen constructional delays at the East London Airport have shifted the scheduled completion date of the upgrading.

With one year to go, stadiums are nearly ready for the greatest sporting spectacle in the world.

Only a few aesthetic touch- ups, such as road construction around the precinct and the laying of grass, remain to be completed at the Nelson Mandela Bay 2010 stadium.