Cape Town - The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has visited a community project in Cape Town, which uses football to promote social cohesion and educate young people.
Run by Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) in conjunction with local partner Ajax Cape Town FC, the project has a social development programme aimed at diverting youngsters away from crime and disorder.
Johannesburg – Brazil, the world’s most iconic soccer team, are set to begin their World Cup 2010 campaign against North Korea at Ellis Park here on Tuesday night … but conditions will barely be conducive to the ever-vibrant Samba.
An icy blast has arrived in Gauteng, with rolling clouds accompanied by a numbing wind, and a 20:30 kick-off ought to only further enhance the rank underdogs’ chances of a surprise result.
Johannesburg - Soccer World Cup organisers made it clear on Monday that vuvuzelas will not be banned from matches in South Africa despite complaints that noise from the horns is diminishing the matchday experience for fans in the stadiums and those watching at home.
"Vuvuzelas are here to stay and will never be banned," Rich Mkhondo, communications officer of the World Cup local organizing committee, said at Soccer City in Johannesburg.
"Look at them as part of our culture in South Africa to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup."
Cape Town - At exactly noon on Wednesday, people around the world blew their vuvuzelas, whistled and honked their horns to celebrate the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
It was called the "Vuvuzela Moment" and it was celebrated in equal style online as it was offline. Tweeters in South Africa and across the world came to the party in fine style, causing the phrase "Vuvuzela" to trend on the world-famous social networking and micro-blogging service as fans across the world spoke about and blew their virtual vuvuzelas in 140 characters.
Johannesburg - The opening day of the 2010 Soccer World Cup went off without any security glitches, the police said on Friday.
"There were no reports whatsoever," said Colonel Vishnu Naidoo.
The only potential risks were well-managed, he said.
At several fan parks across the country there were more supporters outside than inside.
"We advised that the gates be opened for the fans to go. Had we left the gates closed, then there was the challenge that the fences would collapse."
Johannesburg - South Africa's newspapers on Saturday declared the World Cup opener "Fantastic", revelling in scoring the tournament's first goal and in finishing the first day without major incident.
The Star newspaper ran a half-page photo of rapturous flag-waving fans at Soccer City across its front page, under a headline "Ayoba, Mzansi!" - meaning roughly "Awesome, South Africa!"
Where it is
Green Point, Cape Town
How to get there
Car Hire is relatively inexpensive – however, traveling by private vehicle at this time is strongly discouraged due to extensive road closures, traffic exclusion areas, parking restrictions and probable congestion.
Tiger and Dragoon nationals are set for Mossel Bay, South Africa. Date: 7 - 10 August 2010.
Bloemfontein - World Cup visitors to the Northern Cape might be able to buy alcohol until 02:00 in the interests of a "relaxed social atmosphere", if the province's economic development MEC gets his way.
"It is my intention to create circumstances conducive to a relaxed social atmosphere during the World Cup," economic development and tourism MEC John Block said in a statement on Wednesday.
