News
| Fri, Apr 30 2010 - 8:12 AM | |
| Temporary terminals for two airports | |
| Airports Company South Africa has ordered two temporary terminals from Siemens for use at the airports in Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. | |
| Fri, Apr 30 2010 - 6:22 AM | |
| Australians ready to pitch at Tent City | |
| In 2006, Australian soccer fan Steven Barnes camped in Munich for the Fifa World Cup, and in 2010 he will be one of over a thousand Australian soccer lovers who will call Durban's Sahara Stadium home. | |
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| Thu, Apr 29 2010 - 7:25 AM | |
| Eastern Cape's 2010 festivals | |
| A myriad of festivities awaits football fans visiting South Africa's Eastern Cape for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. The province will be alight with a fever of festivals, from culture in Grahamstown to cultured oysters in Knysna, from surfer's paradise in Jeffreys Bay to wonder on the "Wild Coast". | |
| Mon, Apr 26 2010 - 9:55 AM | |
| Masekela to trumpet World Cup | |
| Visiting football fans and Johannesburg residents will have the rare opportunity of watching South African jazz great Hugh Masekela live in concert during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. | |
| Mon, Apr 26 2010 - 8:55 AM | |
| World Cup stadiums 'will be 95% full' | |
| World football's governing body is expecting a spectator turnout of 95-97% for the 2010 Fifa World Cup - numbers also achieved in Germany in 2006. Fifa is also confident that more than 300 000 tickets left for the tournament will be sold out before kick-off on 11 June. | |
| Fri, Apr 23 2010 - 7:19 AM | |
| Bafana solid but goalless against Korea | |
| South Africa were the better side overall and dominant in defence, but failed to turn possession into goals as they draw 0-0 against North Korea in their latest World Cup warm-up match in Wiesbaden, Germany on Thursday evening. | |
| Thu, Apr 22 2010 - 9:35 AM | |
| World Cup impact 'still massive' | |
| R93-billion gross, 695 000 annual jobs sustained, once-in-a-lifetime profiling of the country, and 370 000 foreign tourists - a smaller number, but staying longer and spending more than originally forecast. Consultancy Grant Thornton gives its post-recession projections on the economic impact of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. | |
| Thu, Apr 22 2010 - 7:19 AM | |
| Let this harmony define us: Zuma | |
| "What is happening in the country at the moment is a marvel to watch," President Jacob Zuma said as South Africa celebrated the 50-day countdown to the 2010 Fifa World Cup. "This harmony should define us, and resonate in a wide range of spheres, even outside sport." | |
| Wed, Apr 21 2010 - 9:35 AM | |
| World Cup home stretch for Bafana | |
| With 50 days remaining until the start of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, Bafana Bafana have only four more internationals scheduled to iron out kinks and find the combinations that South Africa is hoping will bring them success on football's biggest stage at home. | |
| Wed, Apr 21 2010 - 9:09 AM | |
| World Cup: 50 days and counting | |
| Wednesday, 21 April marks 50 days until the kick-off of the first Fifa World Cup on African soil and what 2010 Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan predicts will be one of South Africa's defining moments. | |
| Wed, Apr 21 2010 - 8:23 AM | |
| World Cup ticket rush is on | |
| A total of 180 000 tickets were sold in the first six days of the fifth and final sales phase for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. By 21 April, tickets for 27 matches were still available, with category 4 tickets still available for seven of those games. | |
| Wed, Apr 21 2010 - 7:12 AM | |
| Golden ball for World Cup final | |
| When the final match of the 2010 Fifa World Cup takes place at Soccer City in Johannesburg on 11 July, the coveted Fifa World Cup trophy will not be the only glittering golden object on show. | |
| Wed, Apr 21 2010 - 6:45 AM | |
| New terminal at OR Tambo Airport | |
| Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport has officially opened its new central terminal building, positioning it as a world-class facility with a passenger capacity of 28-million. | |
| Mon, Apr 19 2010 - 7:10 AM | |
| World Cup: 130 000 more tickets sold | |
| More than 130 000 tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup have been sold in less than two days as fans rushed to get tickets during the fifth and last ticketing phase, which kicked off last week at the 11 ticketing centres and 600 FNB branches countrywide - and tickets for the opening match and final have been sold out. |
| Fri, Apr 9 2010 - 11:21 AM | |
| Bafana squad headed for Germany | |
| Following a training tour of Brazil, after which Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira described himself as "optimistic", a 25-man squad has been named for a World Cup training camp in Germany, starting on 12 April. | |
| Thu, Apr 8 2010 - 12:16 PM | |
| Video: South Africa's Dreamfields Project | |
| "My name is Zukisa. My friends call me 'The Wall' - nothing can pass me, even Ronaldo" ... a team of young footballers who call themselves the A-Stars feature in a commercial by Justin Bonello of BBC TV programme "Cooked" in aid of the Dreamfields Project, which uses football for community development in South Africa. | |
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| Combines travel and vacations with lucrative money making biz. | |
| Wed, Apr 7 2010 - 1:35 PM | |
| Reducing the World Cup carbon footprint | |
| The 2010 Fifa World Cup will have the biggest carbon footprint of any major international sporting event - simply because South Africa is a long-haul destination. A number of "green" initiatives around the tournament aim to offset this impact. | |
| Wed, Apr 7 2010 - 10:05 AM | |
| Man in the street, South Africa 2010 fan | |
| "We are waiting ... It is time for the people to stop putting us down and to come see for themselves that Africa can do it." So says Gordon Mokonyane, Johannesburg resident, family man, Orlando Pirates fan - and supporter of the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa. | |
| Wed, Apr 7 2010 - 9:16 AM | |
| Green light for 2010 security: Interpol | |
| Interpol is confident that South Africa will be safe and secure during the upcoming 2010 Fifa World Cup, says the organisation's secretary-general, Ronald Noble. | |
| Tue, Apr 6 2010 - 9:08 AM | |
| East London: Eastern Cape's jewel | |
| The coastal town of East London might not be one of the nine 2010 Fifa World Cup™ host cities, but it is making strides to attract football fans looking for places to travel in June and July. | |
| Thu, Apr 1 2010 - 7:22 AM | |
| Bafana impress against Paraguay | |
| South Africa's World Cup training camp in South America gave local fans further encouragement on Wednesday night when Bafana Bafana drew 1-1 with Paraguay in Asuncion. It was a performance that left coach Carlos Alberto Parreira well satisfied. | |
| Tue, Mar 30 2010 - 1:20 PM | |
| Football Fridays launches new website | |
| Football Fridays, the inspirational campaign to get South Africans united behind the 2010 Fifa World Cup effort, has gone large with an exciting, resource-packed new website of its own. Visit www.footballfridays.co.za - and find out how you can play for Team SA! | |
| Mon, Mar 29 2010 - 8:40 AM | |
| 2010 hotel prices 'mostly reasonable' | |
| Seventy-four percent of South Africa's accommodation establishments are charging reasonable prices ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, says auditing firm Grant Thornton, adding that price premiums are a normal occurrence wherever big events are hosted. | |
| Fri, Mar 26 2010 - 8:41 AM | |
| Alexandra gears for Football for Hope |