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/ 11 September 2003
South Africa’s efforts to host the World Cup take a big step forward with the presentation this month of the "bid book". The reason for such optimism is the amount of work already done by the 2010 bid company. The organisers are now at a crucial phase — that of preparing to present the all-important "bid book" on September 30 to Fifa’s voting members. The bid book has 18 chapters and 1 000 pages.
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/ 11 September 2003
South African football fans can be very unforgiving. They expect a Bafana Bafana coach to be able to train the team up to qualify for the World Cup, not to mention win the Africa Cup of Nations. But as South Africa grows progressively hopeful of winning the bid to host the 2010 World Cup Games, it may be a good time to reflect how far we have come.
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/ 11 September 2003
The South African Football Association (Safa) is hoping it will be in charge of hosting the 2010 World Cup in Africa and has mandated the 2010 bid company, led by CEO Danny Jordaan and chairman Irvin Khoza, to clinch the rights.
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/ 11 September 2003
The South African 2010 bid company has obtained sponsorship to the tune of R80-million to support its efforts to secure the World Cup. SABMiller is excited by this adventure and is aiding the organisers with a sponsorship of R12-million.
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/ 11 September 2003
Vodacom, SABMiller, First National Bank, Supersport, BMW and Anglo American are some of the 17 national and transnational companies that have thrown their weight and cash behind the effort to bring the World Cup to South Africa. An estimated 129 000 jobs will be created — granted that some will be temporary.
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/ 11 September 2003
As the sun goes down in northern Uganda, the roads leading into Gulu fill up with thousands of children. According to a recent Human Rights Watch report, the Lord’s Resistance Army has abducted an estimated 5 000 children since June last year and 20 000 since the war began in 1986.
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/ 11 September 2003
Once again the spotlight will shift from the sports fields into the boardrooms as Fifa seeks to find a host for the 2010 World Cup. The world soccer federation starts its rotation system with Africa being the first beneficiary. Merryman Kunene assesses the six African contenders to host the 2010 tournament.
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/ 11 September 2003
Baldwin Tshiakale lost his fight against Earl Morais for the South African cruiserweight title last month, but boxing aficionados were not the only ones interested in the bout. For Tshiakale was previously known as Baldwin Hlongwane. According to his promoter, the boxer had recently married and decided to adopt his wife’s surname.
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/ 11 September 2003
Brazil moved into first place in South America, qualifying for the 2006 World Cup by beating Ecuador 1-0 on Wednesday night as Ronaldino scored in the 13th minute.
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/ 11 September 2003
Oscar de la Hoya meets Mosley on Saturday night in a rematch that should prove how well the former Olympic gold medalist has been able to resurrect both his career and his fan base as he fights the final few bouts of his remarkable career.