2010 World Cup. One year on, was it worth it?
It is late, the sun already set. The cold wind sweeps across the Cape Flats bringing with it an ocean chill. She walks alone through the bushy field on her way home. Something moves in the dark.
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Football leaves legacy of hope in Namibia
WINDHOEK – Throughout the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, organisers have insisted that the legacy of the event goes far beyond the sporting spectacle. In the dusty streets of a Windhoek township, Deon Namiseb believes this is true.
World Cup football fever-soccer balls to spread post
A FIFA partner aims to take the spirit of the recent World Cup further by rolling out football fever to children with limited access to sports and educational opportunities across the continent with the launch of the ‘One Million Dream Balls for Africa’ project.
African communication post FIFA World Cup
African business and economic development has had an unparalleled opportunity to present itself to the world media during the FIFA World Cup which took place in South Africa. A joint study between the Zurich and Pretoria offices of Media Tenor highlights how successful agenda-surfing has been in enabling the promotion of the African economic agenda.
South Africa: the Cup is over, bring on the Olympics
The first ever World Cup on African soil has now come to an end. South Africa says it is now ready to tackle an even bigger challenge: the first Olympics on African soil. South Africa’s port city of Durban has been punted by authorities there as a possibility for 2020.
SA: Nipping xenophobia in the bud
JOHANNESBURG – A series of meetings to educate residents about xenophobia in the informal settlement of Du Noon, Cape Town, will begin on 7 July and run until the final game of the FIFA World Cup on 11 July.
