It staged the opening and closing ceremonies in the 1968 summer games plus the athletics events.
The prizes cap a breakthrough year in which the star performed at the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies.
In all, there are more than 12, 000 participants, and up to 30, 000 spectators attend the opening and closing ceremonies.
Also, 7, 000 tickets had been offered to the servicemen for the dress rehearsals of the opening and closing ceremonies.
The Musicians' Union has urged London 2012 organisers to reconsider pre-recording music for the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies.
The stadium will host athletics as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.
Mr Mbeki stayed away from the Durban meeting, and Mrs Tshabalala-Msimang flew in only for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Some 900 youngsters from the six Olympic host boroughs would be given roles in the opening and closing ceremonies, he added.
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It has also been announced that French actress Audrey Tautou will host this year's opening and closing ceremonies on 15 and 26 May.
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The onsite 18, 000 capacity Expo Performance Centre (where the opening and closing ceremonies were held) has been renamed the Mercedes Benz Arena.
There will be 400 Games Makers and performers from the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies at the central London parade, organisers said.
Mr Birch, an Australian, helped produce the opening and closing ceremonies of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
Sande, who performed at both the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies, won two Brits earlier this month, for best British female and best British album.
There will be several thousand tickets available for both the opening and closing ceremonies, which were massively oversubscribed, as well as other sought-after events like the athletics finals.
Owners of the venue, which hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, as well as track and field events, are considering a deal with the British Premier League soccer team.
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Perhaps overcrowded Tubes will encourage more people to walk eastward when the opening and closing ceremonies take place at Olympic Park, allowing them to experience an array of neighborhoods.
Due to Tube congestion, especially during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, most Olympic attendees will probably find themselves walking, busing, or cabbing at least part of the journey.
Victor Grieve, director of a Sydney band called the Golden Kangaroos, noted that the opening and closing ceremonies were supposed to be a showcase for Australian culture and talent.
Brickman, who has worked with Pink Floyd and The Black Eyed Peas and on the opening and closing ceremonies for two Olympic Games, has built a 50-foot-by-25-foot LED screen that draws in the audience.
The 80, 000-seat stadium, which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and the track and field competition at the 2012 London Games, will be downsized to 54, 000 seats and reconfigured with a new roof and retractable seats.
It opened the day after the opening ceremonies and closes on the day of the closing ceremonies, 12 August.
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