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. ...
Although Pretoria is 650km from the 100-day countdown festivities in Durban, World Cup fever has affected the city too. Yesterday morning motorists responded to a radio call to hoot in support of the World Cup while schools, shopping centres and offices also marked the date. At Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, flags representing the 32 countries ...
US President Barack Obama announced on Monday he was extending sanctions on Robert Mugabe’s regime for another year, saying Zimbabwe’s deep political crisis remained unresolved. Both the European Union and the US maintain a travel ban and asset freeze on Mugabe, his wife and inner circle in protest at disputed elections and alleged human rights ...
