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(by Sapa-AP) Thursday 23 July 2009
South Africa is taking steps to make sure soccer fans go home when the 2010 Fifa World Cup is over...Read more
(by Cathy Dippnall) Friday 24 July 2009
GARDEN Route tourism bodies are adopting a "wait and see" attitude towards the influx of visitors expected for the 2010 Fifa World Cup – but are cautiously optimistic following South African Tourism‘s prediction that it expects close to a million foreign tourists...Read more
(by Corry Ihuhua) Friday 24 July 2009
MINISTER of Sport Willem Konjore gave the assurance that Namibia will draw the maximum benefits from the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to be hosted in South Africa...Read more
(by Lauren Cohen) Saturday 25 July 2009
FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes cruise ships could be the answer to South Africa’s accommodation shortage during the 2010 World Cup but only one tour operator has plans to set sail...Read more
(by Barbara Hollands - Guardian.co.uk) Tuesday 22 September 2009
Eastern and Southern Cape township B&Bs say they are yet to secure any bookings from the tens of thousands of fans who are expected to pour into the province...Read more
(by David Smith - The Herald) Tuesday 22 September 2009
Crime is rising in South Africa less than nine months before the country hosts the football World Cup, casting doubt on official promises that the tens of thousands of fans heading there next summer will be welcome and safe...Read more
(by www.engineeringnews.co.za) Tuesday 22 September 2009
Two luxury cruise liners, which would bring tourists to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, would dock at three of South Africa’s harbours during the month-long football tournament, providing the tourists with the opportunity to experience harbour life, while also enjoying the soccer matches and the local cities...Read more
(by Clayton Barnes - 2010 Writer) Tuesday 22 September 2009
Samba kings and soccer greats Brazil are expected to make Cape Town their base during the 2010 World Cup, according to soccer expert and former Bafana striker George Dearnaley...Read more
(by AllAfrica.com) Tuesday 22 September 2009
Maputo — Mozambique's new national stadium will not be ready in time to be used for any spin-offs from the football World Cup, due to be held in South Africa in 2010...Read more
(by NM/nm/APA) Wednesday 23 September 2009
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) With less than 40 Fridays left before the 2010 FIFA FIFA World Cup, corporate South Africa has been requested to allow employees to wear football jerseys to work on Fridays as part of “Football Fridays” initiative which seeks to build momentum ahead of next year’s showpiece, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC TV) reported here Wednesday...Read more
(by Helen Bamford ) Saturday 03 October 2009
Concerns that English soccer fans will be fleeced by Cape Town hotels during the World Cup emerged in British newspapers this week...Read more
(By Stewart Maclean and Jeremy Armstrong) Monday 5 October 2009
Hotels in South Africa are cashing in on next year's World Cup by hiking their prices by up to 440 percent, a Mirror investigation has revealed....Read more
(by REUTERS) Monday 12 October 2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Portugal look likely to complete a remarkable World Cup recovery when a home victory over Malta on Wednesday will secure them a place in the playoffs for the 2010 finals that looked way beyond their reach a few months ago....Read more
(by Press Office) Thursday 15 October 2009
Following strong growth in foreign tourist arrivals in 2006, growth slowed in 2007 and 2008 to 8.5% and 5.7% year-on-year (y-o-y), respectively. The most recent official data, for the first five months of 2009, show a continuing weakening trend, with foreign visitor arrivals up by less than 1% y-o-y. In more detail, however, although these latest data show that arrivals from Africa recorded positive growth (up by about 5% y-o-y), every other region recorded declined in visitor numbers, compared with the same period in 2008. Furthermore, it is worth noting that arrivals from Zimbabwe were up over 16% y-o-y, representing an increase of 77,000, which amounted to about 55% of the total rise in numbers from Africa...Read more
(by Peter Pedroncelli, Goal.com) Thursday 15 October 2009
After another exciting round of qualifiers, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) have congratulated the four teams who over night booked their ticket to the world football spectacle...Read more
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