When the last whistle has been blown and all the soccer fans have gone home, what will happen to the R3,4 billion Soccer City Stadium? Soccer City is the venue for the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup opening match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11. Final touch-ups are being done on the the […]
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Zuma to meet Supersports United team
President Jacob Zuma will meet with the Supersports United team and management tomorrow, at 9am at Esselen Park. The President wishes to congratulate the team on being Champions of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for 3 consecutive seasons. The meeting is also aimed at promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The media is invited to […]
South Africa “more than ready” for World Cup – Zuma
SA is “more than ready” for the Fifa World Cup tournament, President Jacob Zuma said. Zuma was speaking at the opening of the newly constructed Central Terminal Building at OR Tambo International Airport. A transport action plan was developed in 2005 in preparation for the World Cup, as part of which R20bn was put into […]
FIFA to improve World Cup ticketing system
FIFA says technical experts are working on improving the World Cup ticket selling system. The slow system saw chaos erupt at ticket points where the first over-the-counter tickets went on sale across South Africa yesterday. Half a million tickets are available in the fifth and final phase of ticket sales, but many of the fans […]
World Cup ticket chaos
The final World Cup ticket sales phase, marked by poor organisation and IT chaos, has left thousands of hopeful fans dismayed and angry. Many fans were forced to wait hours to process a ticket application, as Fifa’s booking system repeatedly crashed. The computer failure affected all 11 Fifa ticket offices and 600 FNB branches made […]
South African police stage mock World Cup crowd control exercise
The South African police staged a mock crowd control exercise, demonstrating the skills learnt from the French Gendarmerie ahead of the FIFA World Cup in June. The exercise was focused on testing the police readiness to face violent and unruly football hooligans, who are likely to descend on the country to watch the games — […]
South African icons 'Join the Voice' in bid to boost Bafana
Former president Nelson Mandela, President Jacob Zuma, FW de Klerk and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu have added their voices to a campaign backing Bafana Bafana in the 2010 Fifa World Cup. The campaign aims to attract 10 million SMSes in support of the national team – a feat which will then be entered into the […]
Obama to attend any US World Cup final
US President Barack Obama would head to South Africa to cheer for the US football team if it reaches the World Cup final later this year, the South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister said on Wednesday. “I remember him saying that he would maybe consider coming if the American team goes to the quarter-finals, […]
King Shaka airport ready to bring World to SA
The newly constructed King Shaka International Airport in Durban came out with flying colours during a trial exercise on Thursday. The mass trial at the airport in La Mercy involved the participation of an estimated 800 “fake passengers” and 300 staff members as part of the last leg of rigorous checks to ensure its preparedness […]
Fans dump Fifa's World Cup company
Image via Wikipedia 2010 SOCCER WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA Many local and international soccer lovers are making their own plans for the World Cup. They are organising their own accommodation and flights – turning their back on Fifa’s hospitality provider, Match. In recent months Match has been forced to release thousands of beds at […]