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Nelson Mandela to attend world cup Final

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It is reported that Nelson Mandela will greet the fans at Soccer City stadium at the World Cup closing ceremony, but will likely return home to watch the game on television. “He’ll come just before the opening (of the ceremony) to greet the fans before heading back home,” said Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, who speaks on [...]

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Vuvuzela sound drives man to edge

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It has been reported that the German police had to intervene when an American got so fed up with the constant mosquito-like droning from his neighbours’ vuvuzelas that he threatened to kill them with an axe.Police in the Bavarian city of Weiden said on Friday the 45-year-old man confronted his neighbours during Thursday’s Netherlands-Cameroon World [...]

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Rainer Zobel urges South Africa to be honest about crime

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Rainer Zobel, the head coach  of one of the South African Soccer Clubs Moroka Swallows, wants to see visitors travelling to South Africa for the World Cup told the truth about the crime plaguing the country.Fears have been raised about the safety of visitors in June and July, and Zobel wants them to be well [...]

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University of Cape Town to accomodate soccer fans

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The University of Cape Town (UCT) says it will become Africa’s largest “accommodation hub” when it opens its doors to 2010 World Cup soccer fans. It said on Monday that from June 9 its residences would become a home-from-home for thousands of visitors to the Mother City. Head of UCT’s 2010 task team John Simpson [...]

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Brothels to thrive during world cup

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Does FIFA approve of Cape Town’s crackdown on sex workers ahead of the Soccer World Cup? The organisation’s general secretary Jerome Valcke did not seem too sure at a media briefing in the city on Monday. “What can I answer?” he said in response to a reporter’s question. “Whatever I’m saying, I will say something [...]

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Blatter truly believes in South africas ability to host SWC

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FIFA president Joseph Blatter has once again defended the decision to award the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, the first time football’s premier event will be hosted in Africa. Blatter said some of the criticism launched at South Africa over its preparations for the June 11 to July 11 event was because of “prejudice” [...]

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International criticism of world cup cost

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Local organisers are getting jittery amid international criticism of the cost of travelling to the tournament.South Africans banking on a flood of international soccer fans to boost the local hospitality industry during this year’s World Cup may be in for a rude awakening. Travel packages of up to R100,000 for European and South American fans [...]

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Bafana and Japan end in a draw

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Bafana Bafana match against Japan ended in a draw of 0-0, which is some regard as a good start for the new  head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira.Bafana held highly rated Japan to a hard fought 0-0 draw in a friendly international clash watched by 44 000 enthusiastic fans at the new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium [...]

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Bafana Bafana coach given the boot

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It is official, South African Football Association ( SAFA) have taken a decision to kick Brazilian Joel Santana to the curb after he was considered as non-performing. They have replaced him with caretaker coaches namely Jairo Leal and Pitso Mosimane  who were his assistants. This comes after Bafana Bafana lost to Norway and Iceland by [...]

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