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Every year you make a promise – loose weight, spend more time with the kids, exercise, read more, smoke less, drink water, sort out the finances and get organised. But now it’s April and you have hit the ground running – reacting to the endless stream of calls, tasks, schedules, meetings – promising to plan, stop, smell the roses but never quite committing to the dream. Same old same old I guess, stuck in a rut and all that stuff.

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2010 tickets: fourth sale kicks off
 
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:23:00 +0200
 
The fourth ticket sales phase for the 2010 Fifa World Cup - one of the last chances for fans to attend the first football World Cup on African soil - kicks off on Tuesday, 9 February at 12.00 Central European Time.
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Algeria eyes pebble-bed reactor
 
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:58:00 +0200
 
The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor company says South Africa and Algeria could form significant partnerships in the nuclear field, with the company's technology being used for electricity generation and water desalination in the north African country.
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2010 medical ops centre for Polokwane
 
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:58:00 +0200
 
Plans are underway to set up a medical operations centre in Polokwane to assist with any incidences that might arise at the Peter Mokaba Stadium during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Read more
African fans plan World Cup party
 
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:39:00 +0200
 
Football supporters in Africa are hungry for more quality football, and many of them cannot wait to make the trip to South Africa in five months' time to witness history in the making.
Read more
SA rugby's 'Champions Tour' kicks off
 
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:10:00 +0200
 
South African rugby enjoyed a superb year in 2009, with the country's teams winning many of rugby's most sought-after trophies. In the wake of that success, the SA Rugby Union arranged the Champions Tour. It made its first stop in Cape Town on the weekend.
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SA's biggest home improvement expo
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:24:00 +0200
 
The Gauteng Homemakers Expo, South Africa's largest home improvement exhibition, takes place at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg from 18 to 21 February, with some exciting new features on offer this year.
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Makarapa start-up, South Africa style
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0200
 
Johannesburg-based Newtown Projects is turning out makarapas - the decorated miners' helmets unique to South African football fans - by the hundreds, while retaining the individual, hand-made quality of the product. How they do it offers a simple lesson for local entrepreneurs.
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Vodacom, Cell C to cut rates
 
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:38:00 +0200
 
Cell C and Vodacom are to go ahead with a reduction in peak-time mobile interconnection rates from R1.25 to 89 cents a minute in March, despite a rejection of their proposals by South Africa's telecoms regulator.
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SA, Japan explore nuclear cooperation
 
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:38:00 +0200
 
South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme is to explore cooperation with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the development of the next generation of nuclear reactors.
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Newtown Festival to rock 2010
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:35:00 +0200
 
Newtown, Johannesburg's creative hub, is hosting a cultural festival during the 2010 Fifa World Cup to show the world what Joburg - and South Africa - has to offer.
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Lopez lifts SA Tennis Open title
 
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:14:00 +0200
 
Feliciano Lopez became the first Spaniard to win the South African Tennis Open when he defeated Frenchman Stephane Robert 7-5 6-1 in the final at Montecasino in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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Africa backs SA for UN Security Council
 
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:24:00 +0200
 
The African Union has endorsed South Africa's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. South Africa served its first ever term on the council in 2007-08, bringing to it a strong track record as an "agent of change".
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Rezidor expands SA partnership
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:07:00 +0200
 
Multinational hotel group Rezidor is expanding its empowerment partnership with Mvelaphanda Holdings from the management of the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront in Cape Town to all existing and future Rezidor hotels in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, as well as all four Rezidor brands.
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Transnet's R93bn infrastructure drive
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:39:00 +0200
 
South African state transport company Transnet, which has spent R74-billion in the past five years on projects such as upgrading ports and building pipelines, plans to spend R93-billion on infrastructure development over the next five years.
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Armstrong to ride in South Africa
 
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:34:00 +0200
 
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he will taking part in South Africa's Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. The world's biggest individually timed cycling event takes place in and around Cape Town on 14 March.
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Zuma meets global union members
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:39:00 +0200
 
South African President Jacob Zuma met leaders of the Service Employees' International Union in Tshwane/Pretoria on Wednesday.
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Perfect conditions for 2010 Midmar Mile
 
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:10:00 +0200
 
The Midmar Dam is 100 percent full and conditions are ideal for the 2010 edition of South Africa's Midmar Mile - the world's biggest open water swimming event.
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Anglo launches development drive
 
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:56:00 +0200
 
Mining giant Anglo American is to establish 12 enterprise development hubs in high unemployment areas in a bid to create 25 000 new jobs in up to 1 500 new businesses across South Africa over the next seven years.
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Minister backs Icasa on mobile fees
 
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:19:00 +0200
 
Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has backed South Africa's telecoms regulator in its dismissal of an agreement by the country's mobile operators to cut their call interconnection charges, saying the agreed reductions were too gradual.
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Phone number porting by April: Neotel
 
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0200
 
South African fixed line telecoms operator Neotel says individual number porting will be available by April - enabling customers who wish to do so to switch service providers while retaining their existing telephone number.
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2010 World cup
African fans plan World Cup party
 
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:39:00 +0200
 
Football supporters in Africa are hungry for more quality football, and many of them cannot wait to make the trip to South Africa in five months' time to witness history in the making.
Read more
2010 tickets: fourth sale kicks off
 
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:23:00 +0200
 
The fourth ticket sales phase for the 2010 Fifa World Cup - one of the last chances for fans to attend the first football World Cup on African soil - kicks off on Tuesday, 9 February at 12.00 Central European Time.
Read more
2010 medical ops centre for Polokwane
 
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:58:00 +0200
 
Plans are underway to set up a medical operations centre in Polokwane to assist with any incidences that might arise at the Peter Mokaba Stadium during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Read more
Makarapa start-up, South Africa style
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0200
 
Johannesburg-based Newtown Projects is turning out makarapas - the decorated miners' helmets unique to South African football fans - by the hundreds, while retaining the individual, hand-made quality of the product. How they do it offers a simple lesson for local entrepreneurs.
Read more
Newtown Festival to rock 2010
 
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:35:00 +0200
 
Newtown, Johannesburg's creative hub, is hosting a cultural festival during the 2010 Fifa World Cup to show the world what Joburg - and South Africa - has to offer.
Read more
2010 fans gear up for their heroes
 
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:21:00 +0200
 
With the kick-off of the 2010 Fifa World Cup just around the corner, South Africa's fans are getting ready for the biggest football feast of their lives.
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World Cup ticket rush is on
 
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:49:00 +0200
 
Over-the-counter sales, 15 new ticketing centres, two new call centres for queries, and a further 280 000 lower-cost category 4 tickets for locals - the 2010 Fifa World Cup ticket rush is about to kick in!
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2010: two million tickets sold
 
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:33:00 +0200
 
After three of five ticketing sales phases for the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa, over 2-million tickets - two-thirds of the total available - have been sold.
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Zuma invites world to experience Africa
 
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:26:00 +0200
 
The 2010 Fifa World Cup is an opportunity for the world to see and experience Africa in a different way, President Jacob Zuma told delegates attending the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.
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Bafana find form in win over Zimbabwe
 
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:40:00 +0200
 
A locally based Bafana Bafana team beat Zimbabwe 3-0 in an international friendly at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday night, bringing a successful end to a two-week training camp ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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SA to secure World Cup fuel supply
 
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:59:00 +0200
 
A fuel task team is working on plans to ensure there is enough petrol, diesel and jet fuel to get millions of spectators to all 2010 Fifa World Cup games, the South African Petroleum Industry Association says.
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Thumbs-up for SA 2010: Maradona
 
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:46:00 +0200
 
Argentinean national coach and former football star Diego Maradona has expressed his satisfaction with South Africa's preparations for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, while dismissing security concerns and encouraging fans to come to the tournament.
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Fifa mulls 'easier' 2010 tickets for locals
 
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:30:00 +0200
 
The 2010 Fifa World Cup Organising Committee is considering the introduction over-the-counter ticket sales in South Africa in April, in order to accommodate local fans who are unfamiliar with the current process. Fans are being urged not to wait until then, though, as half of the three-million tickets have already been sold.
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Maradona checks in with South Africa
 
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:11:00 +0200
 
From legendary football players in their own right to young and aspiring sportsmen and women, the arrival on Monday of one of the world's greatest football players of all time, Diego Maradona, caused a wave of excitement among South Africans.
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Gautrain 'will be ready for World Cup'
 
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:10:00 +0200
 
Despite earlier doubts about its completion date, the Gautrain rapid rail link between Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport and Sandton Station will be ready before the 2010 Fifa World Cup, says construction consortium Bombela.
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Togo attack 'no threat to World Cup'
 
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:19:00 +0200
 
South African President Jacob Zuma and Fifa president Sepp Blatter each sent their condolences to Togo following Friday's terrorist attack on the Togolese football team in Angola, while insisting that the incident had no bearing on South Africa's hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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World Cup: expect busy skies
 
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:29:00 +0200
 
South Africa's skies will be busy from morning to night during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, with South African Airways planning a 24-hour operation to shuttle football fans to and fro across the country throughout the tournament.
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SA's 'most important year since 1994'
 
Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:45:00 +0200
 
Friday 1 January marked the beginning of the most important year in South Africa since 1994, President Jacob Zuma said in his New Year message, calling on all South Africans to work together make the 2010 Fifa World Cup "one of the most successful projects we have ever undertaken as a nation".
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Ground laid for SA's 'second miracle'
 
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:35:00 +0200
 
Probably the best place to gauge SA's readiness for the 2010 Fifa World Cup are the towering, world-class stadiums that stand at the sites of what some are referring to as the Rainbow Nation's "second miracle" next year. Fifa.com looks at the highlights of the year for South Africa.
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2009: turning point for South Africa
 
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0200
 
2009 will be remembered as the year that South Africa staked its claim to hosting a successful 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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Volunteers gear up for busy 2010
 
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:17:00 +0200
 
For the 2010 Fifa World Cup Organising Committee's volunteer department, the New Year will bring with it the conclusion of the selection process and the beginning of training for the 15 000-strong group of volunteers that will help make 2010 happen.
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Football for Hope in Khayelitsha
 
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:48:00 +0200
 
Africa's first Football for Hope centre, the first of 20 centres for education, public health and football that will be built across Africa as part of the 20 Centres for 2010 campaign, has opened its doors in Khayelitsha on the outskirts of Cape Town.
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Green Point Stadium ready for 2010
 
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:00 +0200
 
Just over a week after the successful hosting of the Final Draw for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the "keys" to the brand new, completed Green Point Stadium have been handed over to the city's executive mayor.
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2010: 500 000 more ticket applications
 
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:25:00 +0200
 
Over 500 000 ticket applications for the 2010 World Cup have already been made within ten days of the third phase of ticket sales, with a marked increase in the number of South Africans applying for a chance to witness footballing history in the making.
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'Enough accommodation for 2010 fans'
 
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:18:00 +0200
 
An extensive audit has revealed that South Africa has enough accommodation for fans expected to visit the country during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk told the media in Cape Town last week.
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2010 accommodation now online
 
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:04:00 +0200
 
Football fans can now apply for accommodation during next year's Fifa World Cup online through Fifa's website. The service enables fans to search for available accommodation across the country and make instant bookings.
Read more
Draw ignites 2010 World Cup fever
 
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:15:00 +0200
 
The 32 teams participating at next year's Fifa World Cup finals discovered their fate on Friday evening when the Final Draw for South Africa 2010 took place in Cape Town.
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Cape Town shows off its 2010 spirit
 
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:05:00 +0200
 
It was a party to rival New Year's Eve in Cape Town on Friday as thousands of locals and tourists gathered in Long Street to celebrate the Final Draw for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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Video: highlights of the 2010 Final Draw
 
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:28:00 +0200
 
Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, football superstar David Beckham and Springbok rugby captain John Smit assisted Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke at the business end of the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final Draw. Catch the highlights.
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Video: On the red carpet at 2010 Draw
 
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:07:00 +0200
 
A star-studded line-up of international sport celebrities and performing artists featured at the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final Draw show on Friday. Zoopy TV catches up with some of the VIPs as South Africa rolls out the red carpet for the world
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