When it comes to Durban's stadium, I share much the same sentiments as HR Solutions - when it comes to the stadium itself and the infrastructure around it.

Jeremy Clarkson (of Top Gear fame) rates it as one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world - and he may be right. It certainly is a regular feature in Neville Bailey's Pic of the Day.

It's also worth bearing in mind the 2010 World Cup was the tipping point that saw the development of the King Shaka International Airport - a project that had been put off for decades already and was sorely overdue. There were also substantial upgrades at other major airports around the country, and there's little doubt the benefits of that is still being felt today.

In terms of economic impact, I think the construction on the various projects associated with the 2010 World Cup kept our economy going quite well just as the rest of the world was feeling the effects of the USA sub-prime crisis. And of course there was forex earnings during the World Cup itself.

There was also something pretty special about the general public sentiment at the time. The day of the opening match in particular had something of that 1994 Rainbow Nation feeling... something that had been sorely lacking for quite a few years.

Probably the only real hangover that has left a bitter taste on everyone's tongue was the Gauteng Urban Freeway Upgrade project. Nothing wrong with the project itself - the freeway improvements have been great, and sorely needed. But it's the connection to the introduction of Urban eTolling that remains a source of current controversy.