According to IT news website, ITWeb (article here), the website www.fifaworldcup.durban.gov.za, will have features such as a live webcam of the stadium as well as interactive postcards and galleries.

After scrutinizing the website myself, I am unable to figure out where the high costs come into play. As a web designer, I can’t help but be critical about the site. The design is definitely nothing to write home about and looking at some of the code on the site, it was built using outdated coding standards, such as tables. Even though the site was built using ASP, it is not any different from any open source content management systems I have seen before. In fact, I know of far more advanced CMS’s than what I see on that site.

True, there might be something going on behind the scenes which the public is not aware of, but R6.5 million??

There is a discussion on this at the famous Port Elizabeth website, MyPE.

I would really like to hear people’s opinions on this! If any professional web developers read this, please leave your comments! I would like to believe I am missing something here!

Whether this works or not, I cannot say. I left the hard drive in the freezer overnight, but it didn’t work for me. Obviously you need to seal it in a zip lock and squeeze out as much air as possible to prevent condensation.
Try at your own risk! I take no responsibility. You can Google it however and see for yourself.

The beloved hard drive is with an IT guy now. Patiently awaiting word from him. If he manages to get the data off there, I will be sure to post about it.
There are companies out there that will charge you phenomenal fees to remove the actual platter and build it into a new casing. This has to be done in a dust free environment though. Maybe thats where the price comes in?
Suppose it all depends how valuable that data is!