| Summary: | Mega-events are not new, but in contemporary times they are increasingly being hosted in the Global South, and their resultant impacts and legacies are raising new challenges as to the rationale behind their organisation and the legacy impacts they might have. Infrastructural development and sustainability contestations are gaining prominence among participants seeking to deliver sustainable mega-events. In preparations for these ventures the construction of stadiums have often been accompanied by contentious debates about costs involved and post-event sustainability. A plethora of studies have considered the ability of such mega-events to impact either positively or negatively on the sustainability outlook of destinations hosting them. This study delves into the sustainability imperatives of South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, focalising on the evaluation of post-event sustainability of stadiums. Grounded within the stakeholder theory and mega-event legacy framework, the study has adopted a critical review process of existing rhetoric and empirical enunciations. The key discussions and stipulations will be articulated in the hope of contributing towards the future investigations towards the development of concise planning, execution and management guidelines of mega-event projects with the resultant leverages to sustainable infrastructure legacy outcomes for such events within the developing context.
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