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Although I will be picking up work on this blog, I have started a new one which can be found here. Please have a look and perhaps even subscribe. Posts will revolve around South Africa, the news, politics and things that keep my little brain busy. Enjoy!

Thumbs up for South Africa!

Foreign football fans who visited South Africa for the 2010 World Cup have given South Africa a convincing thumbs up for hosting the event. About 92% has said they would recommend South Africa to friends or family as a holiday destination. An overwhelming 96% of visitors said there is a possibility that they would return to South Africa.

Yellow cards & kicks in the chest

One of the things the 2010 world cup final between The Netherlands and Spain will be remembered for, except of course for a Spanish victory and Nigel de Jong kicking Xabi Alonso in the chest , is how referee Howard Webb dished out a record number of 14 yellow cards.

South Africa wins 2010 World Cup!

South Africa can be proud. Super proud. Uber proud. Why? Because the country and its people have shown the world what they are all about. This land has managed to prove the nay-sayers wrong, by showing them that t the Rain Bow nation is more then the usual clichés. South Africa and South Africans are therefore the true winners of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

World Cup: 5 million stadium guests

Attendance at South Africa’s 2010 World Cup stadiums would has reached three million after the semi-final between Germany and Spain, FIFA has said

Cape Town’s World Cup curtain closes

Yesterday Thousands of capetonians and visitors, from all walks of live gathered in Cape Town’s city center for what would be the very last Soccer World Cup fan Walk. Stretching fron the Grand Parade, Home of Cape Town’s Fan Fest, to the football stadium this route has been one of the most successful world cup events in South Africa’s Mother City.

England out, Ghana in

In the Round of 16, the second phase of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa, England was given a thorough hiding by Germany in Bloemfontein this afternoon. Yesterday, Africa erupted in utter joy when Ghana – the only remaining Afrian country in the world cup – beat the USA with 2-1.

Round of 16 match schedule

With the first phase of the 2010 world cup in South Africa being concluded, 16 of the 33 teams have made it to the next phase of the event: the notorious Round of 16. The match schedule of one of the most exciting parts of the world cup football can be found below.

World Cup’s 16 group winners

After a series of spectacular and less spectacular football matches, held in nine different host cities, the first phase of the 2010 football world cup in South Africa has come to and end. Of the 32 different teams, which are divided over 8 groups, only 16 have qualified to carry on.

Bafana’s second goal!

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All support Bafana Bafana!

South Africans from all background are coming together in support of Bafana Bafana, who will play against France in the 2010 World Cup Soccer tomorrow.

I took some great pictures during the 20

I took some great pictures during the 2010 world cup match between Algeria & England in Cape Town. Check them out! http://ow.ly/20FD2

Mexico slaughters France with 2-0

Last night the Chicharito’s proved to be too strong for Les Bleus. The match between Mexico and France, which was held in Polokwane, ended in a smashing 2-0 for the Mexicans, leaving the French close to tears.

3 yrs for stolen world cup tix

A special World Cup Court in Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, has sentenced a man to three years in jail for the possession of a couple of dozen stolen 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets.

Upcoming World Cup games

The rest of the week, South Africa will be staging several exciting World Cup matches. Please find the schedule of the games scheduled for the rest of this week (June 17 – June 20) below: