PRESSER: TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì
ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] re: Allì
facilities will be ready; no way that Games willì
be postponed
13.57.28 CUTAWAYS PRESS
14.10.34 MR TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì
ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES]
14.11.04 EXPECTED TO START ON 13/9/95 TO 23/9/95
14.13.53 ...the first thing that I want to dispelì
is the reports that the games might have to beì
postponed. There is no 2 ways, short of aì
calamity, there's no way that the games are goingì
to be postponed...
14.14.14 ...some facilities are not ready...butì
between 95 & 97% of the facilities are ready. Theì
major facilities that we really needed to have,ì
are ready...
14.16.03 RE PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITIES/CLUBS EGì
TENNIS = 100% READY
14.17.13 HAD TO CUT DOWN ON BUDGET
14.17.34 R1,2 MILLION BELOW BUDGET - SIGNINGì
AGREEMENTS NOW
14.17.57 ..but that is not a matter a of life andì
death...
14.18.47 ..there's nothing to be alarmed about...
14.19.09 GYMNASTICS HALL STILL BEING RENOVATED -ì
OWNED BY GOVERNMENT
14.19.18 ...it was the government that had to doì
the renovations. We expressed our disquiet aboutì
the work and we had the Minister Of Publicì
Construction 2 days ago visiting the place and heì
guarenteed us that in 2 weeks it will be ready...
14.23.36 CUTAWAYS PRESS
14.50.12 O/S TOWARDS PRESS
14.51.44 END PRESSER
Record ID:
892537
PRESSER: TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] re: Allì facilities will be ready; no way that Games willì be postponed 13.57.28 CUTAWAYS PRESS 14.10.34 MR TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] 14.11.04 EXPECTED TO START ON 13/9/95 TO 23/9/95 14.13.53 ...the first thing that I want to dispelì is the reports that the games might have to beì postponed. There is no 2 ways, short of aì calamity, there's no way that the games are goingì to be postponed... 14.14.14 ...some facilities are not ready...butì between 95 & 97% of the facilities are ready. Theì major facilities that we really needed to have,ì are ready... 14.16.03 RE PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITIES/CLUBS EGì TENNIS = 100% READY 14.17.13 HAD TO CUT DOWN ON BUDGET 14.17.34 R1,2 MILLION BELOW BUDGET - SIGNINGì AGREEMENTS NOW 14.17.57 ..but that is not a matter a of life andì death... 14.18.47 ..there's nothing to be alarmed about... 14.19.09 GYMNASTICS HALL STILL BEING RENOVATED -ì OWNED BY GOVERNMENT 14.19.18 ...it was the government that had to doì the renovations. We expressed our disquiet aboutì the work and we had the Minister Of Publicì Construction 2 days ago visiting the place and heì guarenteed us that in 2 weeks it will be ready... 14.23.36 CUTAWAYS PRESS 14.50.12 O/S TOWARDS PRESS 14.51.44 END PRESSER
- Title: PRESSER: TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] re: Allì facilities will be ready; no way that Games willì be postponed 13.57.28 CUTAWAYS PRESS 14.10.34 MR TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] 14.11.04 EXPECTED TO START ON 13/9/95 TO 23/9/95 14.13.53 ...the first thing that I want to dispelì is the reports that the games might have to beì postponed. There is no 2 ways, short of aì calamity, there's no way that the games are goingì to be postponed... 14.14.14 ...some facilities are not ready...butì between 95 & 97% of the facilities are ready. Theì major facilities that we really needed to have,ì are ready... 14.16.03 RE PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITIES/CLUBS EGì TENNIS = 100% READY 14.17.13 HAD TO CUT DOWN ON BUDGET 14.17.34 R1,2 MILLION BELOW BUDGET - SIGNINGì AGREEMENTS NOW 14.17.57 ..but that is not a matter a of life andì death... 14.18.47 ..there's nothing to be alarmed about... 14.19.09 GYMNASTICS HALL STILL BEING RENOVATED -ì OWNED BY GOVERNMENT 14.19.18 ...it was the government that had to doì the renovations. We expressed our disquiet aboutì the work and we had the Minister Of Publicì Construction 2 days ago visiting the place and heì guarenteed us that in 2 weeks it will be ready... 14.23.36 CUTAWAYS PRESS 14.50.12 O/S TOWARDS PRESS 14.51.44 END PRESSER
- Date: 18th August 1995
- Summary: PRESSER: TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] re: Allì facilities will be ready; no way that Games willì be postponed 13.57.28 CUTAWAYS PRESS 14.10.34 MR TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] 14.11.04 EXPECTED TO START ON 13/9/95 TO 23/9/95 14.13.53 ...the first thing that I want to dispelì is the reports that the games might have to beì postponed. There is no 2 ways, short of aì calamity, there's no way that the games are goingì to be postponed... 14.14.14 ...some facilities are not ready...butì between 95 & 97% of the facilities are ready. Theì major facilities that we really needed to have,ì are ready... 14.16.03 RE PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITIES/CLUBS EGì TENNIS = 100% READY 14.17.13 HAD TO CUT DOWN ON BUDGET 14.17.34 R1,2 MILLION BELOW BUDGET - SIGNINGì AGREEMENTS NOW 14.17.57 ..but that is not a matter a of life andì death... 14.18.47 ..there's nothing to be alarmed about... 14.19.09 GYMNASTICS HALL STILL BEING RENOVATED -ì OWNED BY GOVERNMENT 14.19.18 ...it was the government that had to doì the renovations. We expressed our disquiet aboutì the work and we had the Minister Of Publicì Construction 2 days ago visiting the place and heì guarenteed us that in 2 weeks it will be ready... 14.23.36 CUTAWAYS PRESS 14.50.12 O/S TOWARDS PRESS 14.51.44 END PRESSER
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- Story Text:PRESSER: TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì
ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES] re: Allì
facilities will be ready; no way that Games willì
be postponed
13.57.28 CUTAWAYS PRESS
14.10.34 MR TOMMY SITHOLE [CHAIRMAN OF THEì
ORGANISING COMMITTEE ALL AFRICA GAMES]
14.11.04 EXPECTED TO START ON 13/9/95 TO 23/9/95
14.13.53 ...the first thing that I want to dispelì
is the reports that the games might have to beì
postponed. There is no 2 ways, short of aì
calamity, there's no way that the games are goingì
to be postponed...
14.14.14 ...some facilities are not ready...butì
between 95 & 97% of the facilities are ready. Theì
major facilities that we really needed to have,ì
are ready...
14.16.03 RE PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITIES/CLUBS EGì
TENNIS = 100% READY
14.17.13 HAD TO CUT DOWN ON BUDGET
14.17.34 R1,2 MILLION BELOW BUDGET - SIGNINGì
AGREEMENTS NOW
14.17.57 ..but that is not a matter a of life andì
death...
14.18.47 ..there's nothing to be alarmed about...
14.19.09 GYMNASTICS HALL STILL BEING RENOVATED -ì
OWNED BY GOVERNMENT
14.19.18 ...it was the government that had to doì
the renovations. We expressed our disquiet aboutì
the work and we had the Minister Of Publicì
Construction 2 days ago visiting the place and heì
guarenteed us that in 2 weeks it will be ready...
14.23.36 CUTAWAYS PRESS
14.50.12 O/S TOWARDS PRESS
14.51.44 END PRESSER - Copyright Holder: Visnews