SJ Smith Stadium
building in South Africa
SJ Smith Stadium is a multi-use stadium at the Lamontville district, in the Chatsworth suburb of Durban, situated in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and was the home venue of Durban Stars and African Wanderers during the 2010-11 season of Vodacom League.
Recently implemented upgrades
The stadium received a major upgrade in 2008, in order for it to comply with FIFA standards for "training venues", ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Upgrading the stadium costed 18.8 million Rand, and provided the following improvements:
New improved walling and fencing around the stadium.
Installation of a PA system.
New grandstand, including medical facilities, VOC, JOC and VIP area.
Demolished area around the stadium to create additional seating area, on the northern and southern side of the stadium.
"Dug outs" for reserve players.
Improved floodlighting.
A formal pitch irrigation and drainage system.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “SJ Smith Stadium” as building in South Africa. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7390565. Authority coordinates are -29.949, 30.951. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010 and 2008.
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