The smallest host city competition, Polokwane will host the Group A matches. Peter Mokaba Stadium, located just south of the Central Business District, is ready for the fair to be improved.
The Afrikaners (historical Germanic ethnic group) has been influential in the area and its language is mostly spoken is heard in the streets. Polokwane was previously known as Pietersburg, and name of the Voortrekkers hero General Piet Joubert, the city was the provisional capital of the former Transvaal Republic during the Anglo-Boer War. Now is a clean and prosperous agricultural center and commercial area.
There are two interesting museums in the city center, one with works of photographer Hugh Exton, and the second, located in a Victorian building known as the House of Ireland demonstrates the cultural history of the region.
South of the city, near the football stadium, is the Club de Golf Pietersberg. Beyond the golf course is the Polokwane Nature Reserve, with more than 3,200 hectares of land that is inhabited by the white rhinoceros, Giraffes, zebras, all kinds of South African antelope and over 200 species of birds.
The area is rich in agricultural products and have excellent animal husbandry in the region and offers a wide range of crops: coffee, cotton and corn. With a large number of natural reserves and natural parks in the region has an abundant supply of housing in both the city and its surroundings.
Transportation:
Transport in the city are very convenient, of which you can scroll through the following services:
Air
Polokwane Airport, is 5 km north of the city and has flights from Johannesburg.
Train
Train services have connections to Johannesburg (8 hours) to Musina (7 hours).
Bus
There are services to Pretoria (3 hours, 30 minutes), Johannesburg (4 hours, 30 minutes). There are also international services to Harare, Zimbabwe (12 hours) and Lusaka, Zambia (24 hours).
Getting around
The minibus taxi fleet is on the corner of Devenish and President Kruger Street. These are widely used in the city.
Important Facts for the traveler:
Hotels in the city of Polokwane:
Town Lodge – 2 stars
Holiday Inn Garden Court Hotel – 3 Star Hotel
Climate:
Nothing or very little rain is expected during the World Cup.
Stadium:
The city has its new stadium that of Peter Mokaba, built in Polokwane, Limpopo province. This very close to downtown, we talked about 5 miles from downtown, The capacity is 45,000 spectators.
Playing Games:
Dates
Sunday, June 13
Thursday 17 June
Tuesday 22 June
Thursday 24 June
Take a vacation before the meetings of the world and live it big in Polokwane city!