Stadium construction on track for World Cup

"A vast majority of the stadiums are either complete or nearly complete," Derek Blanckensee, a senior official of the local organising committee, told a news conference at the showpiece Soccer City stadium in the sprawling Soweto township.

"Everything is on track. There are one or two minor problems, but there were no alarm bells or anything major to worry about," he added after leading an inspection tour of five newly built stadiums and the upgraded Soccer City.

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