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| Riding Durban's stadium SkyCar |
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| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:59:00 +0200 |
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| With their World Cup stadium now complete and already hosting football matches, Durban residents cannot seem to get enough of the one-of-a-kind SkyCar that travels up and down the now famous arch of the Moses Mabhida Stadium. |
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| Video: The eco-friendly vuvuzela |
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| Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:23:00 +0200 |
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| Business start-up, social upliftment programme, environmental awareness initiative - the Kelp Environmental Learning Project (K.E.L.P) combines all three to give a completely new twist to the South African soccer fan's trademark vuvuzela trumpet. |
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| Preview: 2010 World Cup Group C |
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| Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0200 |
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| As of February 2010, North American fans had bought more tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup than supporters from any other country excepting hosts South Africa. English fans are third on the list of ticket sales. Full houses assured for this group! |
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| Bafana squad set for Brazil camp |
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| Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:52:00 +0200 |
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| Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has named a 29-strong squad, including only two overseas-based players, for a World Cup training camp in Brazil. Another camp is scheduled for April in Germany. |
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| Slideshow: Joburg's 100 days party |
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| Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +0200 |
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| Sandton was abuzz with activity on Tuesday as thousands of Johannesburg residents descended on the plush northern suburb to blow their vuvuzelas and show off their Diski Dance skills to mark 100 days to the 2010 Fifa World Cup kick-off. Bongani Nkosi was there with his camera - check out the stunning slideshow. |
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| 'The South Africa 2010 dream is alive' |
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| Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:16:00 +0200 |
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| When Nelson Mandela stood in Zurich on 15 May 2004, the day it was announced that South Africa would host the 2010 Fifa World Cup, "a dream came true," Fifa president Sepp Blatter said during South Africa's 100 day countdown celebrations. "Today, the dream is alive." |
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| Pretoria proudly Bafana Bafana |
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| Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +0200 |
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| Pretoria's streets were a sea of yellow and green on Tuesday as South Africans wearing Bafana Bafana jerseys celebrated the 100 days countdown to the 2010 Fifa World Cup. |
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| 100 days: Joburg shows its 2010 spirit |
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| Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:37:00 +0200 |
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| Johannesburg residents took a break from their busy schedules, donned their Bafana Bafana jerseys and kicked back with the rest of the country on Tuesday to celebrate the 100 days countdown to the 2010 Fifa World Cup. |
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| Namibia hold Bafana to a draw |
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| Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:14:00 +0200 |
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| A friendly match between South Africa and Namibia at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Wednesday evening, played to celebrate 100 days to the opening of the Fifa World Cup, didn't bring the result fans were hoping for as Bafana Bafana drew 1-1 with their lightly-regarded opponents. |
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| Cape Town prepares its 2010 welcome |
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| Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:31:00 +0200 |
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| Cape Town is gearing up to host two of the biggest events on the South African sporting calendar in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour and the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon, as the city braces itself for the biggest event of them all - the 2010 Fifa World Cup. |
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| 24-hour airports for 2010 World Cup |
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| Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:12:00 +0200 |
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| South Africa's major airports will run round-the-clock operations during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, with airport staff ready to assist international visitors in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. |
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| SA health services gear up for 2010 |
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| Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:48:00 +0200 |
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| Plans to deploy medical response personnel on frequently used routes during the 2010 Fifa World Cup to ensure that incidents needing medical intervention are effectively attended to are well under way, says the 2010 Organising Committee. |
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| Knysna gets crafty ahead of World Cup |
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| Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:19:00 +0200 |
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| Knysna, situated along the scenic Garden Route on South Africa's south-east coast, aims ensure that the benefits of hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup spill over into its local communities, in particular local crafters. |
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| 2010 legacy for SA school kids |
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| Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:47:00 +0200 |
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| For a thousand school children in the small town of Mogwase in South Africa's North West Province, excellence on the sportsfield and in the classroom has paid off handsomely. |
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| World Cup in good hands: coaches |
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| Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:20:00 +0200 |
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| Much has been written about the first African nation to host a Fifa World Cup, from ringing endorsement to harsh criticism. As the 11 June kick-off approaches, who better to hear from than some of the coaches of the national teams who will grace the big event? |
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| Soccer City: an architect's dream |
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| Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:51:00 +0200 |
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| Architect Bob van Bebber waited 15 years to realise his dream - and it's a dream the world can share on 11 June when 88 851 spectators take their seats at South Africa's spectacular Soccer City stadium for the opening of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. |
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| 32 teams, 32 World Cup base camps |
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| Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:21:00 +0200 |
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| Hosts South Africa have picked the Southern Sun Grayston in Johannesburg, defending champs Italy the Leriba Lodge outside Pretoria, Brazil the Fairway in Cape Town, England the Bafokeng Sports Campus in Rustenburg. Check out where the 32 teams playing in the 2010 Fifa World Cup will be staying. |
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| Polokwane awaits World Cup stage |
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| Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:24:00 +0200 |
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| The Peter Mokaba Stadium is complete and the people of Polokwane, in South Africa's Limpopo province, are excited to be part of history in the making as residents of one of the nine host cities of Africa's first Fifa World Cup. |
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| South African police 'raising their game' |
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| Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:40:00 +0200 |
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| South Africa has successfully delivered close to 150 major sporting events, including the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup and 2009 Indian Premier League, without incident. The 2010 Fifa World Cup is a much bigger affair - and the South African Police Service has "raised its game" accordingly. |
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| Video: World Cup People's Bus (1) |
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| Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:05:00 +0200 |
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| Football pitch flooring, soccer jersery seat covers, foosball tables, World Cup TV replays, a Bafana messages post box ... Lesego Madumo chats to some of the people behind the World Cup People's Bus, as well as some who'll be riding it around South Africa. Destination: 2010 inspiration. |
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| People's Bus: 2010 spirit hits the road |
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| Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:17:00 +0200 |
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| World Cup fever has hit the road in the form of the People's Bus - a mobile hub of football trivia and fan gear that will bring the fun, excitement and spirit of the tournament to as many South African communities as possible. |
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| People's Bus visits Reagile Primary |
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| Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:41:00 +0200 |
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| The People's Bus - an initiative to build public enthusiasm ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup - made the first stop on its nationwide tour at Reagile Primary School in Tembisa, north of Johannesburg on Friday. |
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| Mokaba Stadium 'ready for handover' |
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| Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:34:00 +0200 |
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| The R1.3-billion, 45 000-seater Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane is ready to be handed over to Fifa, with Limpopo province declaring itself "fully prepared" for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. |
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| Joburg's hawkers 'to score in 2010' |
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| Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:18:00 +0200 |
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| Though hawkers will not be permitted in exclusion zones around the stadiums on match days, new opportunities are being created for them to benefit from being situated in high-fan traffic areas during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. |
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| World Cup referees appointed |
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| Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:52:00 +0200 |
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| Fifa has appointed 30 referees from 28 countries to officiate at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and has implemented a programme to ensure they are in peak condition come 11 June. |
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| 2010 ticketing call centre opens |
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| Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:49:00 +0200 |
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| Fifa has opened a call centre to help football fans buy tickets for the 2010 World Cup. The call centre - on 083 123 2010, or +41 44 583 2010 for international callers - will operate on weekdays from 10.30am to 7.30pm South African time. |
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| South Africa 2010: I'll be there |
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| Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:09:00 +0200 |
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| When Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire battle it out at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium on 20 June, Johannesburg resident Marlene Reddy will be one of 89 000 spectators cheering from the stands as the rest of the football world follows the game on television. |
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| South Africa's No. 1 football fan |
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| Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:13:00 +0200 |
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| Thulani Ngcobo, who is on the terraces every time South African football club Kaizer Chiefs plays, aims to join the likes of Pele, Roger Milla and Diego Maradona in the Guiness Book of Records when Africa hosts its first Fifa World Cup in June and July. |
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| Preview: 2010 World Cup Group A |
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| Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:12:00 +0200 |
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| The only group containing two former Fifa World Cup winners: France (1998) and Uruguay (1930 and 1950). Hosts South Africa will have their work cut out for them! |
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| World Cup 'to honour Mandela' |
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| Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:42:00 +0200 |
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| President Jacob Zuma, delivering his State of the Nation address in Cape Town, called on South Africans to make the 2010 Fifa World Cup a success in honour of Nelson Mandela. |
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