The Makoya Fan Helmet, as South African as its thunderous footballing partner, the Vuvuzela, is the famous South African football helmet that’s worn by die-hard, enthusiastic fans, and as the time comes for South Africans to host the world’s biggest sporting event, the Fifa World Cup, the world is going to see football in all [...]
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Fans can tweet teams to victory in Sony Ericsson twitter cup
December 8, 2009
With everyone gearing up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, Sony Ericsson is offering fans exclusive and exciting ways to support their team online and take them to victory in the first World Cup with social networking and media sharing at it’s heart As excitement builds in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in [...]
First National Bank partners George Municipality to launch artificial football pitch
November 11, 2009
As part of the 2010 Artificial Pitch Legacy Programme, First National Bank (FNB) in partnership with the George Municipality has embarked upon a Sod Turning ceremony conducted today in light of the official opening of the Lawaaikamp artificial pitch due to take place in March 2010. “George Municipality is extremely grateful to partner with FNB [...]
adidas and Zinedine Zidane create unmatchable kicking power for 2010 FIFA World Cup
October 30, 2009
The new PREDATOR®_X delivers significantly more power then ever before adidas releases its PREDATOR®_X for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, a new football boot designed with French football legend Zinedine Zidane, that achieves the highest ball power, swerve and control ever achieved in the sport. Almost every country embraces the number 10 in football to [...]
Sony Ericsson launches Extra Man campaign for 2010 FIFA World Cup
October 20, 2009
Sony Ericsson announced the launch of its Extra Man campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The campaign aims to deliver the ultimate football experience to all World Cup supporters across the globe, made possible due to Sony Ericsson’s unique position as Official Mobile Handset of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. Reflective of [...]
City of Tshwane unleashes Soccer World Cup video campaign
July 2, 2009
The City of Tshwane is the first of South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities to launch an international television advertising campaign welcoming tourists. Tshwane has worked with Southern Africa Direct to create a documentary informing tourists about the city’s key attractions and assuring them about the quality of the transport, health and safety [...]
Hristo Stoichkov is now a Sandawana
June 26, 2009
I predicted that Mamelodi Sundowns would make a spectacular move in the close season and it seems they have done just that with the signing of Hristo Stoichkov as Head Coach on a two year contract. He will take over from Ted Dumitru who had taken charge of the club on a caretaker basis. This [...]
Problem – South Africans at grassroots don”t know who Zakumi is
June 24, 2009
When I attended the Brazil Vs USA Confed Cup match at Loftus I couldn’t help admiring the Zakumi’s dance moves during half-time. However, I couldn’t help wondering how many average South Africans know who this character is. For those who don’t know, Zakumi is the official mascot for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Unfortunately, if [...]
Soccer City is the new theatre of African dreams
June 19, 2009
One of the greatest legacies that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will leave is the magnificent new Soccer City Stadium that will host among other games, the opening game and the final. Like Wembley in England, this stadium will be an icon and lasting image that the world will have of the FIFA showpiece. Inspired [...]
Witch doctors already reaping benefits of the 2010 world cup
June 15, 2009
Just like many youngsters I grew up playing football in the township streets of Manzini in Swaziland. Football for most of us was real passion as we would play for hours till dark without worrying about food. Back then, at that innocent age, football was pure dedication without limit only for the love and passion [...]
World-class eventing at Confederations Cup opener
June 15, 2009
The official opening of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 has silenced a lot of critics over whether or not South Africa is capable of successfully hosting an event like the World Cup. The opening ceremony presented an image of South Africa that will sell South Africa to any doubting Thomas. Congratulations to Lebo M – [...]






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