We received and we publish here this letter about what is thought to be a scam before the soccer world cup in South Africa. There was an item on last night’s news about someone who is running a scam in connection with the FIFA Football World Cup here. He is advertising accommodation in school hostels in ...
There will be an extra 120 000 flights over the World Cup period, the Airports Company said yesterday. At a briefing on the airports’ preparedness for the tournament, Acsa group manager of operations Andre Vermeulen said there had been an increase in the number of requests for more slots in June and July from commercial ...
The Springboks threw their weight behind Safa, Bafana Bafana and the World Cup preparations yesterday. SA Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins and national coach Peter de Villiers were in Durban at the celebrations marking the 100-day countdown to the tournament. Hoskins predicted an “outstanding and memorable African World Cup”. “We are heading into one of ...
An extra 120,000 flights have been allocated over the 2010 Fifa World Cup period with more slots still available, the Airports Company SA (Acsa) said on Tuesday. At a briefing on the airport’s preparedness for the World Cup, Acsa’s group manager of operations Andre Vermeulen said there had been an increase in the number of ...
Fifa CEO Sepp Blatter scoffed at pessimists on Tuesday, as South Africa celebrated its readiness 100 days before the Soccer World Cup spectacle kicked off. “Why is a certain community not able to believe in it? They just need to have trust and confidence,” Blatter told the media at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban. ...
