South African football official Danny Jordaan lost his bid to join Fifa’s 24-man executive committee on Wednesday.
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/ 31 January 2011
Individuals who fly the flag for South Africa deserve support, says Claysen Monyela.
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/ 23 September 2010
The local organising committee (LOC) of the Soccer World Cup is digging in its heels over a R90-million bill from the ministry of police.
Rarely can a global event have generated so much advance pessimism as the World Cup, and the sceptics are now finally having to eat their words.
The man who worked for 16 years to deliver the World Cup in South Africa has claimed it achieved an "image makeover" for the country.
No one died. No one was stabbed, no one was kidnapped and no one took a wrong turn into the clutches of a gang of garrotters.
Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan on Saturday dismissed claims that his brother was benefiting from the Soccer World Cup.
The Soccer World Cup has been a wonderful success story so far, organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan said on Tuesday.
The BBC is examining whether it could transmit a "vuvuzela free" version of its Soccer World Cup coverage after a flood of complaints from viewers.
World Cup organiser Danny Jordaan says the excitement ahead of the tournament reminds him of the day before Nelson Mandela was released from prison.
Answers to who cashed in on the World Cup millions would finally be forthcoming, after the <i>M&G</i> court win to access LOC tender documents.
As the World Cup kicks off Friday in Johannesburg, Danny Jordaan will be forgiven a smile to himself from his front-row seat.
The World Cup would bring South Africans together to create the kind of country that Nelson Mandela would have wanted, Danny Jordaan said on Tuesday.
“I don’t think it was made for a South African audience,” was one broadcaster’s response to the co-producer of the film critical of the World Cup.
Danny Jordaan says the Soccer World Cup is in good financial shape even though Fifa handed the LOC an extra $100-million recently.
With 30 days to go, it is becoming clearer that South Africa will host a thoroughly well-run Soccer World Cup.
The top South African World Cup organiser says his country is prepared to have United States President Barack Obama visit during the tournament.
The Soccer World Cup will be SA’s greatest opportunity to show off the diversity and potential of the nation, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
On Wednesday South Africa marks 50 days to go until the Soccer World Cup kicks off, with Bafana Bafana scheduled to face Mexico in the opening match.
A ticketing dispute between Safa and a local tour operator has broader-reaching implications. Phathisani Moyo reports,
Fears grow that the pitch at Mbombela Stadium will not be ready in time for the start of the World Cup. David Smith reports.
Schoolchildren will ditch their uniforms for soccer jerseys on Tuesday as South Africa marks 100 days to the Soccer World Cup.
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/ 2 February 2010
South Africa will play France in a Test match on June 12 in Cape Town, dispelling doubts over a clash in scheduling with Soccer World Cup.
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/ 1 February 2010
If I was a mascot I know who I’d want to be: Zakumi, the green-haired leopard for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa.
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/ 28 January 2010
World Cup organisers said on Wednesday they were very happy with ticket sales for June’s soccer spectacular and slammed alarmist foreign reports.
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/ 19 January 2010
The LOC has slammed a company marketing stab-proof vests to fans visiting South Africa for the World Cup as "scare tactics" to profit off crime fears.
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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.
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/ 15 January 2010
Fifa intervention has kept Safa’s factions apart since the election that catapulted Kirsten Nematandani into the most senior position in soccer.
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/ 15 January 2010
With the Fifa World Cup looming for South Africa, these are the men battling for control of local footballs future after the global showpiece.
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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.
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/ 12 January 2010
Less that 100 000 tickets have been sold for fans in the six African countries competing in the 2010 World Cup finals that kicks off on June 11.