| Morrisons may sue Fifa over failed bid – 13/12/2010 |
Supermarket operator Morrisons is considering suing football’s governing body Fifa after England’s failed attempt to host the 2018 World Cup, notes a Sharecast report. It is asking Fifa to pay £1m, the amount Morrisons paid to be the official grocer for the England bid, to football charities. Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips wrote to Fifa president Sepp Blatter saying that the selection process, which resulted in Russia winning the right to stage the competition, ruled England out from the start.
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| Football body ordered to pay sacked security man - 06/12/2010 |
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has criticised the ’very strange and shocking’ reasoning by ’somebody’ at the SA Football Association who suggested Fifa would endorse the ’blatantly unfair dismissal’ of its chief of security in the run-up to a tournament. Rapport says Judge Edwin Molahlehi confirmed an arbitration ruling that SAFA should pay R670 000 to Zain Cleophas who was sacked in 2008.
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Full report in Rapportreport
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| FNB wins right to WC stadium name - -2/12/2010 |
First National Bank has the sole right to name the FNB soccer stadium in Soweto, the Supreme Court of Appeal held yesterday. A report in The Citizen notes that in a judgment the court interdicted National Stadium SA, Stadium Management SA (SMSA) and the City of Johannesburg from naming the stadium, with boards or any other means at the entrances or inside the premises, using anything other than ’FNB Stadium’.
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Full report in The Citizen
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| Mthethwa reveals police bill for WC security – 25/11/2010 |
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has given parliament a breakdown of the stipends paid to permanent and reservist police to secure the 2010 World Cup. The Times reports that the SAPS paid out R665-million in overtime to serving police and to reservists who helped to secure the Fifa World Cup across the country. Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said in written responses to parliamentary questions that police were paid R642 275 325 in overtime and expenses. Reservists called in to help were paid R22 799 696.
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Full report in The Times
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| World Cup stadium name issue in SCA - 25/11/2010Cup |
The rights First National Bank had regarding the FNB Stadium in Soweto were removed with its demolition to build the new stadium for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the Supreme Court of Appeal was told yesterday, according to a report on the Moneyweb site. Legal counsel for Stadium Management SA (SMSA) Fanie du Plessis said an agreement in 2007 put no obligation on the management of the soccer complex – referred to as Soccer City during the World Cup – to put FNB’s name on tickets or programmes. SMSA was appointed by the City of Johannesburg to manage the stadium in Soweto. The appeal follows a decision by the High Court that Soccer City would go back to its old name, FNB Stadium, in August this year.
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Full report on the Moneyweb site
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| WC stadium name dispute – appeal papers filed |
Stadium Management SA (SMSA), the company appointed to manage the R3.4bn soccer stadium in Soweto, has filed court papers appealing the South Gauteng High Court’s ruling that the arena revert to its original name, FNB Stadium. The Star reports the verdict came after banking group FirstRand lodged court papers against SMSA for renaming the venue the National Stadium after the World Cup.
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Full report in The Star
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| Will Soccer City revert back to FNB Stadium? – 04/11/2010 |
The legal wrangle over the naming rights of South Africa’s iconic stadium, Soccer City, will hopefully come to an end in a week’s time when the appeal by FNB goes to court. The Times reports that with the date set for the 23 November to appeal the naming rights of South Africa’s flagship stadium, hope is alive to revert back to the globally recognised ’Soccer City’ name. The country’s iconic stadium, received global recognition during the FIFA 2010 World Cup Soccer Tournament hosted in South Africa.
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Full report in The Times
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| WC courts see rapid-fire justice - 01/11/2010see |
The killer of German Porsche spec ialist Uwe Gemballa was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 24 hours last week. According to the Sunday Times, a 28-year-old Thabiso Mpshe, of Pretoria, was arrested on Friday and appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg that afternoon. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga said it was not unusual for a criminal case to be disposed of within a day. "If the person has an attorney (and) witnesses, prosecutors and all the other roleplayers are available, including a judge, the matter can be dealt with within a day. "This was demonstrated with the World Cup special courts that were set up."
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Full Sunday Times report
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| WC stadium name dispute goes to SCA - 29/10/2010 |
The SCA is to hear the dispute about the name of the Soweto stadium that hosted the World Cup final – is it the FNB Stadium or Soccer City – next month, according to a Volksblad report. National Stadium South Africa and the Johannesburg City Council are appealing against a South Gauteng High Court ruling that the stadium should be called the FNB Stadium in terms of an earlier agreement between the bank and the government when it was built. SCA Judge President Lex Mpati directed that the matter should heard on 23 November. The parties must file their heads of argument in the next two weeks.
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Full Volksblad report
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| Political figures were to have testified at Nkambule trial – 25/10/20140 |
A prosecutor’s letter, which the Sunday Times says it has seen, apparently reveals high-profile ’political figures’ would have testified at the trial of 2010 World Cup whistle-blower James Nkambule, who died under suspicious circumstances a week before proceedings were due to start. The paper says their testimony was expected to shed light on Nkambule’s claims that politicians were using hit squads to eliminate rivals.
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| FIFA faces string of SA lawsuits - 18/10/2010 |
FIFA is facing a string of lawsuits in SA for nearly R1bn in unpaid debts for services provided before and during the World Cup, says a report on the Fin24.com site. The world soccer governing body has not paid about R240m for the buses that transported spectators and the security supplied by police after private security firms pulled out of the games over pay demands. Host cities are also threatening to sue for unpaid bills amounting to more than R500m for work Fifa allegedly demanded be done around stadiums.
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Full report on the Fin24.com site
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| WC blasts under the spotlight – 09/10/2010 |
If Ugandan police investigators are right, the size of the conspiracy behind the twin bombings during the 2010 World Cup finals could hardly have been bigger. Ugandan police - with help from the FBI and Kenyan police - have arrested 36 people from seven countries in the wake of blasts that rocked Uganda’s capital, killing 76 people. The suspects hail from at least three countries with known terror links: Somalia, Yemen and Pakistan. At least one suspect said he was recruited and trained by al-Qaida.
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| Mohlala suspect arrested – 06/10/2010 |
A man suspected of shooting dead Mbombela municipality speaker Jimmy Mohlala has been arrested, said Mpumalanga police. His arrest follows that of four other people who were arrested on Saturday in connection with the murder. They appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court on Monday and were granted R10 000 bail each, notes a report on the News24 site. Mohlala was shot dead outside his home in January last year following his exposure of irregularities in tenders issued for the construction of the R1bn Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit for the World Cup.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Legal action possible over Nelspruit name change - 23/09/2010 |
The Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism is preparing for a legal battle with government over the name-change of Nelspruit to Mbombela. According to a Beeld report, the chamber is working with AfriForum’s lawyers to investigate the possibility of an application for an interdict. The government decided in October last year to change the name, but it was postponed temporarily at the request of Fifa, which had already listed Nelspruit as a host city for the World Cup.
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| Two more charged for WC blasts – 03/09/2010 |
A Ugandan court has charged two additional suspects in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people, notes a report on the News24 site. The charges bring the total number of suspects to 34. The two men were charged with 89 offences which include 3 terrorism charges, 76 charges of murder and 10 attempted murder charges. The al-Qaeda-linked Somali militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the July 11 bombings in two locations in Uganda’s capital during the soccer World Cup final.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Why vuvuzela cannot be patented - 03/09/2010 |
A lawyer has noted that it would not be legally possible to patent the vuvuzela, says a report in Business Report. ’The concept of a device through which a noise is created by blowing into it would have been superseded by numerous prior horns. It would therefore not be patentable,’ said Dale Verster, an associate at Bowman Gilfillan. However, the vuvuzela could perhaps at one stage have been protectable as a registered design, but the scope would have been limited, Verster said.
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Full report in Business Report
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| Hilton in hot water, again – 29/08/2010 |
Paris Hilton has been arrested for possessing cocaine – her third drugs bust in three months. The Mirror reports that the multi-millionairess was held after police spotted what they thought was marijuana smoke coming from a car in Las Vegas. Officers pulled the car over outside the Wynn Hotel and apparently discovered a purse containing cocaine. Paris was arrested at the 2010 World Cup on suspicion of possessing cannabis, but all charges were dropped when a friend pleaded guilty.
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Full report in The Mirror report
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| Man jailed over vuvuzela fight – 27/08/2010 |
An 18-year-old Zimbabwean who caused the loss of another man’s eye in a fight over a vuvuzela was jailed for a year, notes a report on the News24 site. The magistrate suspended a third of an 18-month sentence on Curtis Ager on condition that he reimburses his victim’s $800 medical bill. Ager and two associates attacked the victim at his home in Bulawayo after he refused to give up a vuvuzela that the three claimed belonged to a friend. The vuvuzela was the defining sound for the 2010 World Cup while in Zimbabwe it is popular among viewers on the streets and at fan parks.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Workers demand overtime pay - 25/08/2010 |
The Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court was crippled when court workers in the Free State joined the strike. According to a Volksblad report, 50 workers downed tools and demanded to be paid for overtime they had clocked up during the World Cup when they operated the dedicated courts between 07:45 and 23:00. The court management warned workers that their strike against World Cup payments was unlawful.
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| 32 arrests for WC bombing – 18/08/2010 |
Ugandan officials say 32 people have now been charged in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people. State attorney Joan Kagezi said Tuesday the suspects include nationals of Kenya, Somalia and Uganda. According to a report on the IOL site, Kagezi says four of the suspects have confessed. She says the suspects will have a hearing September 2 but did not say when their trials might begin. The al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the July 11 bombings in two locations in Uganda’s capital during the World Cup final.
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| ’Soccer City’ managers could appeal name - 13/08/2010 |
The management of ’Soccer City’ is still deciding whether to appeal a High Court ruling that it revert to its pre-World Cup name FNB stadium, said Stadium Management SA chief executive Jacques Grobbelaar. ’Stadium Management SA will engage its principals, stakeholders and clients and also hopes to engage FNB before making a decision on whether to appeal to ensure that the best decision is made for the stadium and the sporting public.’ FNB stadium, which was owned by FNB, was completed in 1988, notes a report on the IoL site. As part of preparations for the 2010 World Cup, FNB gave up its ownership of the stadium and transferred it to the City of Johannesburg.
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Full report on the IoL site
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| WC bombing aimed at Americans - 13/08/2010 |
One of four men who confessed to helping plan deadly twin bombings in Uganda says he wanted to kill Americans to avenge Muslim deaths, notes a report on the News24 site. Isah Ahmed Luyima said he targeted people gathered to watch the televised World Cup final in hopes of killing Americans. One American died in the July 11 blasts but most of the 76 victims were Ugandan.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Judge lashes Joburg on FNB naming rights – 12/08/2010 |
A Joburg judge has lashed out at the City of Johannesburg for bungling the Soccer City Stadium naming rights, notes a report on the IoL site. Judge Margaret Victor ruled in the Johannesburg High Court that the iconic R3.8 billion stadium must revert to its original name of FNB Stadium until 2014 at least. But, as the judge upheld an urgent application by the FirstRand to interdict National Stadium Management (NSM), the company appointed to manage the stadium, from renaming the iconic venue National Stadium, she had harsh words for CoJ, who are the stadium owners.
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| Soccer City to remain FNB Stadium – 11/08/2010 |
Soccer City will continue to be called the FNB Stadium, the High Court in Johannesburg has ruled. The Times reports that the court upheld the bank’s naming rights, First National Bank spokesman Derek Carstens said in a statement. ’The bank is pleased with this outcome and will continue with its promotional and other programmes bearing the name FNB Stadium.’ The financial institution had taken National Stadiums, which manages Soccer City, to court to prevent it from changing the name of the stadium, outside Soweto in Johannesburg.
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Full report in The Times
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| Battle over name of Soccer City postponed – 05/08/2010 |
The battle between FNB and National Stadiums over what the name of Soccer City was postponed in the South Gauteng High Court yesterday, says a report in The Witness. FNB is attempting to prevent National Stadiums, which manages Soccer City, from changing its name. ’The name of the stadium is ’FNB Stadium’ and we are asking they refer to it as that,’ said FNB lawyer PF Louw. However, National Stadiums lawyer Fanie du Plessis argued that while the stadium was called ’FNB Stadium’, it was not obliged to promote the venue as such. The report says the stadium is owned by the City of Johannesburg. The city’s lawyer, Tjaart van der Walt, said they were contractually obliged to post signage around the stadium referring to it as ’FNB Stadium’. Beyond that, the name could be changed for promotional materials and tickets.
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Full report in The Witness
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| WC courts way under budget – 03/08/2010 |
So far the special 2010 World Cup courts have cost the justice department R5m, a ninth of the budget allocated for the much-praised exercise. According to a report on the News24 site, Khotso de Wee, the department’s chief of operations, said further overtime claims could push costs up a little further, ’but we very much doubt they will come to be more than R5m’. The department had set aside R45m for the 56 dedicated World Cup Courts which heard 222 cases, with only 20 of which must still be finalised.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Angola jails 4 for Africa Cup attack – 03/08/2010 |
An Angolan court jailed four activists over links to a militant group which carried out a deadly gun attack on Togo’s football team during the Africa Cup of Nations in January. According to a report on the News24 site, the court in the restive northern enclave of Cabinda found the four guilty of crimes against state security, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) and relatives of the activists. ’This is clearly a lost opportunity to restore justice in Angola, and particularly in Cabinda,’ said Lisa Rimli, researcher for the Africa division at New York-based HRW.
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| WC theft – Algerians out of prison - 29/07/2010 |
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.
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| Government urged to abandon censorship threat – 27/07/2010
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The media is again under dire threat of ’anti-freedom’ legislation reminiscent of the apartheid era, a group of three former newspaper editors said, urging the government to abandon the threat for the sake of the country’s reputation, notes a Mail & Guardian report. The three – Harvey Tyson, Rex Gibson and Richard Steyn – who each spent decades opposing press censorship in the apartheid era, described the twin threats – a Media Tribunal and Protection of Information Bill – as ’naïve, but dangerous’, noting they appeared ’to come in an uninformed attack by a few legislators who don’t like criticism’. They urged the powers-that-be not to do it. Together they would more than cancel out all the international goodwill the country earned through hosting the 2010 World Cup.
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Full Mail & Guardian report
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| High Court set to rule on Soccer City – 26/07/2010 |
The High Court in Johannesburg will rule next month on whether the iconic World Cup final stadium, Soccer City, would be renamed the FNB Stadium or National Stadium. Sport24 reports that FNB, who held the sponsoring rights before the FIFA World Cup, applied for a court interdict against the changing of the name to National Stadium. This was after current management decided to officially rename the stadium to National Stadium at the Springbok rugby team’s Tri Nations Test against the All Blacks there on August 21.
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