# Olympics: Experts have warned against South Africa bidding for the Games of 2036 or 2040. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee will today reveal detals of its participation in a continuous dialogue with the International Olympic Committee as a preferrend interested party. The Citizen reports the idea is to host the event in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban by using existing infrastructure. Experts say this could cost the country up to 500-billion-rand – most of it taxpayer money.
Olympics: Experts warn staging the Games in South Africa could cost taxpapers R500-billion