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SOUTH AFRICA: World Cup HIV Prevention Plans Fall Short
The excitement over the FIFA World Cup is not just about football, it’s also about the party. Large quantities of alcohol are sure to be consumed as foreign football fans rub shoulders with locals, and inhibitions are likely to fall away. The World...
Residents of Maseru, Lesotho to Watch World Cup Matches on Large Screens
As the Basotho (people of Lesotho) anxiously look forward to the FIFA World Cup in neighboring South Africa, the management of the Pioneer Shopping Mall in Maseru, the capital, with the support of Vodacom cellular network and Marotholi Beverage Company,...
MOZAMBIQUE-SOUTH AFRICA: Open Your Eyes When Crossing the Border
Mozambique has launched a campaign called “Open Your Eyes” to combat child trafficking and unsafe child migration into neighboring South Africa as footballers and fans start arriving there ahead of the Soccer World Cup kick-off on June 11.
World Cup 2010 Concert to Go Ahead Despite Boycott Threats
The Local Organising Committee and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) say the World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert to precede this year’s opening of the World Cup will go ahead as planned. FIFA General Secretary Jerome...
Technical Problems Hit World Cup 2010 Ticket Sales
Significant delays are being experienced at the 2010 FIFA World Cup ticketing sales channels, including ticketing centers and First National Bank branches, says FIFA. An additional 90,000 tickets for all 64 matches of the tournament were set to become...
Malawi to Shut Down Sub-standard Holiday Resorts
The Malawi Government has said that it would close over 70 holiday resorts and tourism centers for failing to meet the required minimum tourism standards. Tourism, Wildlife and Culture Ministry’s Director of Tourism, Isaac Katopola, said out of the...
SOUTH AFRICA: Give Me a Home, But Not in a Temporary Relocation Area
Blikkiesdorp – meaning “tin-can town” in Afrikaans – has become a source of controversy in Cape Town, South Africa’s most visited city and the host of several important matches in the much-anticipated 2010 Soccer World Cup. Read...
Midival Punditz Selected for FIFA World Cup Video Game
Indian rock electronica band Midival Punditz is among the Indian bands that’s making waves with their music. Their song, Atomizer, a rollicking, foot-stomping track from the band’s third album Hello Hello is featuring in the official 2010 FIFA...
