SOCCER STAMPEDE: PRESSER: MINISTER SPORT BALFOUR WITH SAFA & PSL

Record ID: 880984

  • Title: SOCCER STAMPEDE: PRESSER: MINISTER SPORT BALFOUR WITH SAFA & PSL
  • Date: 12th April 2001
  • Summary: SOCCER STAMPEDE: PRESSER: MINISTER SPORT BALFOUR WITH SAFA & PSL
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  • City: Johannesburg
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: 01APR12R03
  • Story Text:SOCCER STAMPEDE: [43 DEAD, 160 INJURED, 89 ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL] PRESSER: MINISTER SPORT BALFOUR WITH SAFA & PSL [NORE - BALFOUR ALREADY LEFT FOR PRESSER WITH MBEKI IN PRETORIA]

    00.30.53 OLIPHANT SPEAKING - DELEGATES AT THE MEETING EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT OF JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE INCIDENT
    00.31.51 SEATING CAPACITY OF ELLIS PARK STADIUM = 60 000
    00.31.55 57 140 TICKETS WERE SOLD, 7373 TICKETS WERE PRE-SOLD AT ELLIS PARK, 46 000 TICKETS WERE SOLD AT THE STADIUM, ESTIMATED 15 000 CROWD WITH AND WITHOUT TICKETS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE STADIUM
    00.32.33 IN SHOWING OF A SIGN OF RESPECT ALL SOCCER MATCHES FOR THIS WEEKEND BE POSTPONED AS WELL AS CAF MATCH ON WEDNESDAY - PLEDGED R200 000.00 DISASTER RELIEF FUND FOR VICTIMS
    00.34.54 DANNY JORDAAN LISTENING
    00.35.11 ???? SPEAKING - WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SPECULATE OR TO GIVE ANY OPINION AT THIS POINT BECAUSE OF THIS JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY HAS BEEN SET UP TO ESTABLISH THE CAUSES OF THIS INCIDENT
    00.35.49 WIDE ESTABLISHING SHOT
    00.36.10 GEORGE STANTON ELLIS PARK - CO-ORDINATED EVENT
    00.36.31 CUTAWAYS
    00.38.45 WIDE PRESS PAN TO TABLE
    00.44.04 DANNY JORDAAN RE SOCCER WORLD CUP BID 10 YEARS FROM NOW - WILL PUT TOGETHER A QUALITY BID AND CONVINCE THE WORLD
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