27: Appearance of Francina Makweya, with her son John and daughter Lebo, for allegedly killing her husband David when he wanted to watch a World Cup match (Seshego Magistrate’s Court)
28: UK National Karen Lesley
Sorenson and USA passport holder Brendan Keith Evans face charges
of ticket touting (World Cup Special Court – Johannesburg)
29: KPMG will be hosting a panel discussion to share insights, discuss lessons learnt and identify future opportunities arising from the World Cup.
A panel consisting of key stakeholders from the 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC), International Marketing Council and prominent infrastructure and economic experts among others, will unpack what the World Cup has meant for the country, and the continent at large, and what legacy it will leave. (Johannesburg)
OTHER:
* A FIFA inspection team will this week travel to Australia, which is
bidding to host the World Cup in 2022. Japan and the US are the others.
MEDIA BYTES
While South Africa, and Africa in general, proved deserving of being counted in the league of the best in the world following the successful organisation and hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the exact opposite can be said about what Africa has to offer on the field of play!
- Southern Times
VERBATIM
‘Everywhere in the world, people are just over the moon at what we have demonstrated. This was a first-class operation. If we can meet deadlines, we can build superb, state-of-the-art stadiums, we can reduce crime to nil for a month ... for goodness' sake, why are we not doing that outside of the World Cup? Why don't we set ourselves strict deadlines to meet?’
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
YOUR FORUM
I've read just about every issue you've published. You did a BRILLIANT job.
I really enjoyed your positive but balanced approach to all issues. So I wanted to say thank you. You definitely added to my enjoyment of the 2010 World Cup.
- Pam Richardson
Well done! For four years I have been updated and informed and congratulate you on a wonderful publication during this extisting time.. Thank you very much.
- Grace
Khaya Dlanga, News24: What a royal disappointment you lot are. Who the hell do you think you are to host a successful World Cup? I don’t know why you are busy patting yourselves in the back and walking around with your chests out. You were supposed to fail and you didn’t. When it comes to being a failure, you failed. What you did during the World Cup was under-whelming. You were meant to make the most embarrassing spectacle of yourselves, but oh no, not you, you decided you were above that. What were you thinking?
Soccer City, the venue of the 2010 World Cup final, will keep its name until the High Court makes a decision on its naming rights. Stadium Management SA on Thursday said the company has decided to refer to the Soweto stadium as Soccer City until 3 August, when the High Court in Johannesburg was expected to rule on who owns the naming rights. The stadium was called FNB Stadium before the World Cup, referring to the sponsor, First National Bank, but its name was changed to Soccer City as FIFA did not want corporate brand names.
FNB launched an urgent application at the High Court to keep the naming rights of the stadium, while Stadium Management SA said it was granted the naming rights by the City of Johannesburg.
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Unemployment rate up to 25.3%
South Africa’s unemployment rate climbed to 25.3% in the second quarter of 2010, a slight increase from 25.2% in the first three months of the year. Thousands of 2010 World Cup construction workers were laid off as the majority of 2010 related projects were completed late last year and early this year. Statistics South Africa said an estimated 61 000 jobs were lost across all industries between the first and second quarters, with manufacturing hardest-hit, followed by transport and agriculture.
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MAIN NEWS
General: Pitso hits out at Hunt
Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has slammed Gavin Hunt, his successor at SuperSport United, with the cutting comment ’we decide who is fit enough to play for the country and not SuperSport’. Mosimane was reacting to a statement credited to Hunt in which the United coach said blossoming Bafana central defender Bongani Khumalo had been ruled out of the friendly match against Ghana at Soccer City on August 11 due to injury.
Government is currently conducting a detailed assessment of the 2010 World Cup which should be completed by the end of September, President Jacob Zuma says. According to a report on the iafrica.com site, Zuma told a dinner hosted by the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Constructors at Ellis Park that ’from this review will emerge the lessons that will make us implement our new way of doing things even better in government.’ He said the most visible product of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup is the new infrastructure - roads, stadiums, airports, refurbished hotels and other buildings.
The end of Diego Maradona’s tenure at the helm of Argentina’s national team has dealt a hard blow to his fans, even though his performance as coach was a far cry from his genius as a player. According to a report on the IoL site, Maradona accused Argentine soccer chiefs of conspiring to oust him and many fans think he deserved a more dignified exit despite Argentina’s disappointing showing at the World Cup. ’He is an iconic figure and deserved a more graceful farewell,’ said fan Federico Garcia. ’Here in Argentina, we love Maradona. I think the heads of the AFA (Argentine Football Association) kicked him out in a dodgy way.’
After spending more than a month in Modderbee Prison, two Algerians arrested during the World Cup for theft have been released, says a report in The Star. The two men, Yagoubi Nabil (40) and Azibe Salim (38), left the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to the theft charges against them for a second time. Sentenced to a R6 000 fine or a six-month jail sentence, it took less than 30 minutes for the men to pay their fines. Nabil and Salim were arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on 24 June, accused of stealing the wallet of another tourist.
Africa is unlikely to host the Olympics for at least 20 years despite the success of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa, which gave rise to hopes the continent might bid to host the Games soon, an IOC official has said. ’There is a huge amount of work to be done besides political desire, hence the experts’ view that any realistic chance for (hosting the) Olympics in Africa is between 2030 and 2040,’ said Nawal El Moutawakel, who chaired the IOC’s co-ordinating committee for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Sport24 reports that the Moroccan 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles champion also chaired IOC’s coordinating committee for the London 2012 Summer Games.
A news report says North Korea’s football team and coach have been reprimanded by the government for the team’s performance at the 2010 World Cup, notes a report on the IoL site. The team was summoned to a closed-door meeting in Pyongyang earlier this month and criticized for the losses to Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast. The report says players were then ordered to reprimand coach Kim Jong Hun. The report cited unidentified sources in North Korea and a Chinese businessman described as knowledgeable about North Korea affairs.
