Third Article’s the Charm

Third article, new theme; in choosing to stray from our usual Early Morning Market theme, I hope to add a bit of variety to the mix. Ok, so some aspects of our article writing process have remained a constant. Firstly, and as expected, I have retained the job of writer and article devisor. The other group members, as usual, prefer to take a less constructive approach to the article. And so that they may contribute in some way, I have assigned them to the pain staking task of taking pictures.

In the pursuit of insightful tactics, I decided to remain within close proximity to our last article themes. Not so much the Early Morning Market, but more than that, the people being affected by the changes of the FIFA World Cup. And while I’m not one to milk a theme for all that it’s worth; the theme of the World Cup, as far as our group sees it, will remain relevant up until and soon after the World Cup has occurred. Moreover, owing to the simple fact that this article is of course for a Durban centred news portal; we had to stick to something within the limits of Durban. What we chose, well what I chose in fact, was a brief story on the Moses Mabhida Stadium. The stadium is currently being built in Durban; its job is to accommodate the Durban stages of the World Cup, as well as, any future events that might require its size and nature. Especially since it is meant to replace the ABSA Stadium.

The article is simple in essence, and even simpler in research. We decided to concentrate on the stadium and its beauty as, unfortunately, compared to its cost. Its cost shouldn’t be that important, but once you consider the facts and put 2 and 2 together, you see it as it is; and it is most definitely not the lesser of two evils. The facts being: the money comes largely from taxes, this prevents funding from reaching other important projects, and will probably not produce enough of a profit (at least in the short run) to completely repay the exorbitant expenses. So we had found our angle, and I was able to write an article which complimented the pictures the group had collected. It is in my opinion a pretty decent article. So the only thing left is to post it.