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/ 18 January 2010
Police are hunting two men whose threats on a television programme to kill and rob fans at June’s Soccer World Cup have alarmed authorities.
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/ 18 January 2010
The 2010 Cup organising committee confirmed on Monday that moves are afoot to change the way tickets are sold in order to accommodate local fans.
The 2010 Fifa World Cup local organising committee (LOC) will reconsider the way tickets are sold to South Africans, CEO Danny Jordaan said on Friday.
Despite concerns about Somali jihadis, a US intelligence analyst insists crime remains a greater concern for the World Cup than terrorism.
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/ 12 January 2010
It is illogical to question SA’s safety standards for the World Cup based on the attack in Angola, 2010 organising chief Danny Jordaan says.
Thought all the business opportunities for 2010 were gone long ago? Well, they’re not. Lynley Donnelly reports.
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/ 11 January 2010
Want to save yourself some serious money? Try investing in electric bike futures, writes Kevin Davie.
Niren Tolsi drops in on the Dutch — who are bidding for the 2018 World Cup — and sees the game through Oranje-tinted glasses.
One thing is certain — this will be the year of the South African. But how will the country be perceived by global viewers?
Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Tunisia could qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa this weekend.
Beyond the angst about whether SA will pull off a successful World Cup is a more profound question — can the competition bring the races closer?
Built to look like a vast cooking pot simmering above a ring of fire, Soccer City promises to be an unforgettable venue for next year’s World Cup.
With hundreds of thousands of tourists expected in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, a new debate has erupted over legalising prostitution.
Aside from boosting national pride, hosting the Fifa World Cup will, it is hoped, help develop South Africa’s economy.
Fifa is demanding that Malawi soccer authorities improve safety at their national stadium for World Cup qualifying matches.
Icasa chair Paris Mashile has expressed "foreboding" over the ability of local cellphone providers to accommodate network traffic during the 2010 Cup.
The Confederations Cup will show the world that South Africa is ready for the World Cup, writes Phathisani Moyo.
Dreams can come true, 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan told students at the Cida City Campus in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Information Technology specialists have warned that cyber criminals are trying to cash in on the upcoming Fifa Confederation Cup and the World Cup.
Soccer’s world controlling body Fifa will earn about R25-billion on the TV media rights to broadcast the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Bafana Bafana on Wednesday plummeted five places in the Fifa world rankings to 77th position.
Interest rate cuts are among the policy responses proposed to minimise the impact of the global financial downturn, it was reported on Wednesday.
Australia are on the verge of qualifying for next year’s World Cup finals after a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan on Wednesday.
Government has vowed to continue work on the BRT despite Tuesday’s protests in which taxi drivers and owners brought Johannesburg to a standstill.
Danny Jordaan’s briefing to the Uefa congress in Copenhagen on Thursday was positively received by some of the key figures in world soccer.
Football gets bigger than dribbling in the street for two orphans from Rustenburg, writes Lucky Sindane.
Rhema’s hosting of African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma gave the church an opportunity to ”minister”, the Rhema church said on Monday.
Cabinet is concerned that South Africans are not buying tickets for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and Confederations Cup, a spokesperson said on Wednesday
South Africans were on Tuesday urged to purchase tickets for the Confederations and the 2010 World Cup.
Charlotte Bauer’s five steps to getting your hands on 2010 World Cup tickets.
Fifa has warned ‘the family’ against touting tickets for 2010, writes Niren Tolsi.
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/ 27 February 2009
The South African economy needs a bail-out in the form of cheaper money — for all of us.