The rampaging Rangers fans who fought police in Manchester’s Battle of Piccadilly on Wednesday night were a disgrace and could threaten England’s bid to stage the 2018 World C...More>
South African Tourism has advised SADC countries, including Botswana, to do their own marketing despite the fact that tourism is now marketed as a 'Southern African Package'. ...More>
Michel Platini, the president of Uefa, told the Football Association last week that it must not fight other European nations for the right to host the 2018 World Cup. The FA i...More>
The Department of Sports and Recreation has put aside R25 million to be used for the training of volunteers for the 2010 World Cup.
The Local Organising Committee has anno...More>
The South African economy could see a turnover in excess of R40-billion during the World Cup finals which kick off at the new Soccer City in Johannesburg in June 2010.
Cha...More>
A high level Dutch delegation is visiting SA this week to assist the 2010 World Cup hosts with various security initiatives. The group is led by former Dutch national police c...More>
Skills and contractor shortages are major obstacles to the upgrading of road infrastructure in Johannesburg, the SA National Roads Agency said yesterday.
Spokesman Ismail E...More>
As the 2010 Soccer World Cup approaches, there is much debate about the benefits of this major global event for South Africa. Joop Demes, MD of Pam Golding Hospitality, says t...More>
A legal dispute over Mpumalanga’s 2010 World Cup stadium and 118 hectares of neighbouring land will come under the spotlight today. The R1bn stadium is being built on agricult...More>
A funding crunch could delay South Africa's plans to have digital broadcasting in place for the 2010 soccer World Cup, the chief executive of state-run telecommunications firm...More>
After comprehensive analysis and tight monitoring over the last few months the Board of Directors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (SALOC), confirm...More>
The organisation tasked with ensuring a world-class event in 2010 has spent a measly 6% of its $423-million (about R3.2-billion) budget provided by Fifa.
The financial repo...More>