| Mossel Bay Municipal Officials Learn Spanish, Portuguese - 11/06/2009 |
Members of various departments in the Mossel Bay Municipality have begun learning Spanish and Portuguese ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup. ’Yesterday marked exactly one year to the kickoff on 11 June 2010, and, with the development of infrastructure well in hand, it’s now vitally important to make sure that our people have the capacity to host the world’s soccer family,’ said Mossel Bay Tourism chairman Neels Zietsman. ’We expect to see particularly large number of Spanish and Portuguese visitors in the Southern Cape, and this is why the company Armiger has established a Language Training Facility in Mossel Bay on behalf of the University of Buenos Aires.’
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| Does Advertising at Airports Constitute 2010 Ambush Marketing? - 30/05/2009 |
A recent Financial Mail article Game for a challenge by David Furlonger stimulates food for though in terms of airport advertising and ambush marketing interpretation and opportunities for the flood of international events taking place in 2009 and 2010. Fifa has trademarked World Cup 2010, South Africa 2010, SA World Cup 2010, SA 2010, ZA 2010, 2010 South Africa, Football World Cup, soccer World Cup, Fifa World Cup, World Cup, 2010 World Cup, 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa, 2010 Fifa World Cup to protect the rights of their 2010 sponsors Branding of shadeports and shadenet for construction sites in and around the airports for 2010 is a big opportunity for 2010 sponsors such as Telkom, FNB, Satyam, Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser, McDonald’s and MTN.
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| Kick-Point - The ultimate in football entertainment! - 28/05/2009
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The great success at events of all kinds in several countries around the world from brand promotions, soccer world cup fanfests and numerous other events across Europe and the world, generated great interest in this innovative football attraction which couples fun, entertainment and advertising. Kick-Point fun and football, a patented electronic football goal, designed and developed in Germany, has become a major crowd pleaser at all events it has attended. The old memory of the funfair, shooting the football through the hoop to win the prize is long gone, and is now replaced by an electronic game combining skill and technology. A product that can be used in any location large or small, indoor or outdoor and be tailored to an individual company’s promotion or event. Kick-Point is a must for the forward thinking company who intends to promote their business through football. The patented goal frame incorporates infrared sensors which create an invisible sensor grid shown on a large visual display.
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| Key 2010 WC matches sold out - 28/05/2009 |
The second phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ticket sales has seen, 105,322 Tickets confirmed and approved so far. Due to a high demand for certain Team Specific Ticket Series, these tickets are no longer available for the following countries: England, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Ireland and Netherlands.
There also been incredible demand for individual match tickets. It is no longer possible within the current sales phase to purchase match tickets for games taking place in Cape Town, Nelspruit and Tshwane/ Pretoria. Individual match tickets for the Opening Match, the two Semi-Finals, and the Final are also currently unavailable.
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| Candidate Venue cities for the 2014 World Cup -28/05/2009 |
17 cities have been approved by FIFA to be bid to become venue cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup; of these, 12 will be approved on 31 May (10.00 CET) at a FIFA Executive Committee meeting in the Bahamas. FIFA has already twice surprised the world, first by accepting in times of economic crisis that Brazil could have 12 cities as venues, and secondly by unexpectedly postponing the decision from 29 March to 31 May 2009. Campo Grande is the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul State (www.ms.gov.br). Campo Grande has several unique features and was praised by both media and the inspectors of FIFA, but the candidate venue is still under pressure and could be eliminated from the final 12 for political reasons.
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| Revamped 2010 Host City Forum happy with 2010 progress - 21/05/2009 |
With the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 now just 23 days away, the 2010 Host City Forum today declared South Africa ’ready in all respects’ to host the tournament. The country’s Minister of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, chaired today’s meeting of the forum – which consists of senior representatives of all nine 2010 FIFA World Cup Host Cities - at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa’s (OC) SAFA House headquarters in Johannesburg. With the 2010 World Cup now just over a year away and the FIFA Confederations Cup taking place in just four weeks, the forum has grown in size and stature as a number of the country’s newly-appointed provincial Premiers, MEC’s (provincial ministers) and Host City mayors attended today’s meeting.
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| 2010 LOC welcomes new Cabinet appointments - 10/05/2009 |
The 2010 Organising Committee has congratulated the Cabinet Ministers who have been appointed to President Jacob Zuma’s new Cabinet. The OC notes that numerous members of its Board of Directors have been included in the new Cabinet. The OC firmly believes that the South African Government and its new Cabinet will continue to deliver on its commitments to the country’s successful hosting of the 2010 World Cup.
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| Mauritius joins Southern African countries gearing up for 2010 - 10/05/2009 |
Mauritius has teamed up with the 2010 World Cup to join Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and hosts South Africa in a top line-up of accommodation providers. The initiative, which was announced today (10 May) on the occasion of the 2009 Tourism INDABA in Durban by Honourable Xavier Luc Duval, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications, Dr. Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee and Jaime Byrom, CEO of MATCH (FIFA’s servicing partner for accommodation), forms part of FIFA’s and the Organising Committee’s objective to host an African World Cup and make sure that the entire Southern African region benefits from the global football showpiece.
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| Second ticketing phase starts 4 May - 01/05/2009 |
The second ticketing phase for the 2010 World Cup will start on Monday, 4 May 2009 at noon (CET, SAST). Approximately 100,000 tickets will be made available for this phase, excluding the two semi-finals and the final (matches 61, 62 and 64). From now on, the tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications can be made at First National Bank (FNB) branches or via the FIFA website (www.FIFA.com). South African football fans who wish to apply at FNB branches will have to present a valid form of identification, while foreigners are required to show their passport.
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| Statement by Radebe on the procurement of buses for 2010 - 30/04/2009 |
Let me first greet all members of the media who are present here today. As you know that the most critical component of our Transport Preparations for 2010 is the provision of the transport infrastructure but most importantly the provision of the various modes of public transportation for the World Cup. During May 2008 the Department of Transport issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), to the market for the supply of buses and coaches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. We received a number of proposals and only four met all the minimum requirements to qualify for an evaluation.
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| Harsh realities of prostitution not reported on - 20/04/209 |
Doctors for Life International has noted the continual reports in some of the media that the decriminalisation of prostitution may, should or is going to happen. Do they realise that they may be leading innocent young people into a life of slavery and drug addiction by publishing these suggestions? A poll undertaken by African Response in three major cities ahead of the 2010 World Cup, shows that 79% of South Africans oppose the decriminalisation of prostitution. Furthermore, the international trend is to clamp down on prostitution because of the many problems linked to it such as the sexual abuse of minors, human trafficking and organized crime. Examples include the UK, Norway, Netherlands (Amsterdam) and Sweden.
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| Random selection draw for the first phase of ticket sales completed - 16/04/2009 |
The random selection draw for the first phase of ticket sales for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ took place yesterday afternoon at the UK offices of MATCH Services, the professional services company selected by FIFA to provide a turn-key ticketing solution for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, located at SEAMOS House, Cheadle, England. The procedure, completed by a computer program, included all oversubscribed matches (52), as well as all team-specific ticket series for all those teams that were oversubscribed (39). The random selection draw lasted about two hours and was conducted in the presence of Public Notary Miss Valerie Howard.
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| Tourism INDABA 2009 sets its sights firmly on 2010 - 15/04/2009 |
The annual South African Tourism INDABA will focus firmly this year on the 2010 FIFA World Cup and other global events coming to South Africa. With little more than a month to go until the opening on May 08, INDABA attendee numbers are looking very promising indeed. There will be seven percent more journalists (418) at INDABA this year, with 116 of those confirmed media attendees coming from foreign countries.
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| Soweto welcomes FIFA Confederations Cup roadshow - 14/04/2009 |
The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Baleke Mbete, led a road show through the streets of Johannesburg’s famous Soweto township to promote the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup 2009. Accompanied by an entourage which included the Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee (OC), Dr Danny Jordaan, 2010 football ambassadors Philemon Masinga and Kalusha Bwalya and the Official Mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Zakumi, Ms Mbete took to the Soweto streets and shopping malls to encourage South Africans to attend the Confederations Cup - which kicks off on 14 June 2009 – in large numbers.
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| Investec boosts Confederations Cup ticket sales - 13/04/2009 |
International specialist banking group, Investec, today significantly boosted ticket sales for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 when it purchased 50 000 tickets for the tournament. The tickets, totalling the value of R3.5-million across various ticket categories, will be distributed amongst the company’s staff and to deserving local communities. Applications have now been made to purchase more than half of the 640 000 tickets available for sale for the 16 FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 matches.
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| SAFA produces two new FIFA regional coaching instructors – 10/04/2009 |
The South African Football Association is proud to announce the appointments of Urban De Kock of Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal and Edward Suoane Ramashala of Aliwal North, Eastern Cape as FIFA Regional Coaching Instructors following confirmation of such appointments by FIFA. De Kock and Ramashala were appointed after sucessfully attending the FUTURO III Courses and a follow-up course and have been congratulated by FIFA’s Technical Director, Jean-Michel Benezet.
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| Funding boost for 2010 legacy programme - 06/04/2009 |
In a massive boost for the 2010 FIFA World Cup legacy programme, the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) today made a major contribution to a programme which will significantly aid grassroots football development in rural and township areas in South Africa. The NLDTF has granted R81 million in support of the 2010 Artificial Football Turf programme. Under the programme a total of 27 FIFA one star artificial turfs will be built over the next three years in rural and township areas around South Africa.
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| More than 1.6m tickets requested for 2010 WC – 01/04/2009 |
The first phase of ticket sales for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa ended at midnight on 31 March with applications for a total of 1,635,136 tickets since tickets first went on sale on 20 February 2009. Approximately 30% of the applications have come from South African residents, with 70% from the rest of the world. Applications were received from 205 countries, with tickets for the opening match and the final in Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium on 11 July 2010 in most demand. Team specific ticket series applications account for more than 50% of the applications.
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| More than 1.6m tickets requested for 2010 WC – 01/04/2009 |
The first phase of ticket sales for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa ended at midnight on 31 March with applications for a total of 1,635,136 tickets since tickets first went on sale on 20 February 2009. Approximately 30% of the applications have come from South African residents, with 70% from the rest of the world. Applications were received from 205 countries, with tickets for the opening match and the final in Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium on 11 July 2010 in most demand. Team specific ticket series applications account for more than 50% of the applications.
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| High praise from UEFA for SA’s 2010 progress – 26/03/2009 |
The CE of the 2010 LOC, Danny Jordaan, has given the Union of European Football (UEFA) Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, a comprehensive update on the country’s preparedness to host the soccer showpiece. Thirteen of the coveted final 32 places in the 2010 World Cup tournament in South Africa will be filled by teams from Europe, with Jordaan’s briefing very positively received by some of the key figures in world football. At the invitation of UEFA President Michel Platini, Jordaan assured UEFA member associations at the Congress that South Africa’s 2010 World Cup stadiums were on course to be completed by October this year, in line with its FIFA deadlines. He also updated them about the country’s transport, safety and fan park plans for the first African FIFA World Cup.
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| LOC clarifies its position on Peace Conference – 26/03/2009 |
The 2010 LOC has noted that the Peace Conference, scheduled to take place on Friday 27 March 2009, has been indefinitely postponed. ’The Organising Committee would like to state that contrary to certain media reports we were not the organisers of the Peace Conference. The LOC was not party to the discussions around the event and was not responsible for inviting guests to the Peace Conference,’ said LOC CE Danny Jordaan.
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| Another feather in SA’s sporting cap - 25/03/2009 |
The 2010 LOC would like to congratulate Cricket South Africa (CSA) after South Africa was chosen to host the 2009 DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.
The prestigious tournament, featuring the world’s premier cricketers, takes place in six South African cities from 18 April to 24 May 2009 after it needed to be moved from India. ’With the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 taking place soon thereafter in June, the South African public are in for a real bonanza of great sporting action,’ said LOC CE Danny Jordaan.
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| SA Peace Conference is cancelled - 24/03/2009 |
The conveners of the South Africa Peace Conference have decided to postpone the conference that was to have been held at the Constitution Hill on Friday 27 March 2009 as a result of the controversy surrounding the participation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Every care was taken by the conveners in ensuring a timeous and careful following of a process of invitations, confirmations and logistical arrangements involving all stakeholders. The conference guidelines to the participants clearly stipulated that the only purpose of their visit to South Africa would be for the purposes of participation in the conference and not any other public engagements as these could take away from the purpose for which the conference was intended. From the conceptualisation through the planning and invitation right up to the logistical protocol phase the conveners ensured the relevant state organs were fully briefed and involved.
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| DA shocked by alleged decision to block Dalai Lama’s visit - 22/03/2009 |
The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes with shock and disbelief reports that the South African government is in the process of preventing a planned visit to this country by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. With South Africa having just concluded its Human Rights Day celebrations, it beggars belief that our government would go out of it way to block the Dalai Lama - an apostle of peace, who is revered throughout the world for his unwavering commitment to non-violence, human rights and cultural freedom – from entering the country. Even more appalling is the fact that the government has allegedly taken this decision when the Dalai Lama is due to travel to the country at the invitation of fellow Nobel Peace Laureates, former-President Nelson Mandela, and Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, in order to attend a 2010 World Cup-related Peace Conference.
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| Santana ready for action - 19/03/2009 |
National Coach, Joel Santana, says he is looking forward to defending the Nelson Mandela Challenge when Bafana Bafana hosts Norway on 28 March 2009 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Phokeng, Rustenburg. The game will kick off at 3pm. In announcing his Team of 23 Players, who will jet out immediately after the game to Switzerland to play a Friendly Game against Portugal, Santana says these are two great games that are part of the crucial preparation for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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| Soccer stars gear up for Confederations Cup - 18/03/2009 |
It’s not only his football skills that Spain and Liverpool football star, Fernando Torres is brushing up on ahead of the FIFA Confederations Cup in June this year, it’s his language skills too. South Africans will now hear the likes of Torres and Brazilian superstar Kaka speaking first-hand on their television screens about how they are looking forward to coming to South Africa for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, starting from 14-28 June 2009 in four South African host cities. The television advertisement featuring the two stars ends with Torres saying ’Ke Nako’, which in South Africa’s Sotho language means ’it’s time’. The advert forms part of the next phase of the 2010 LOC promotions and marketing campaign to generate excitement for the FIFA Confederations Cup, an important eight-team precursor taking place a year ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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| Security forces to conduct 2010 training exercise – 11/03/2009 |
Exercise Shield 3, a joint exercise between the South African Police Service (SAPS), the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and other government departments will take place around four stadia and certain airfields between 16 and 20 March 2009. This specific exercise is aimed at honing our security-related skills to ensure a safe environment in host cities during major events, including securing the national airspace. Some of the most elite members and units within the security forces will engage in simulated scenarios and enact certain aspects of our emergency contingency plans in order to neutralise any form of airborne threat.
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| SAFA kicks off search for technical director - 09/03/2009 |
FIFA Coaching Team Ben Koufie, Sonnyboy Sethibe and Govinden Thondoo have commenced a comprehensive programme to identify a Technical Director for SAFA.
SAFA has shortlisted six candidates for the position. They will be assessed over a period of 10 days at the High Perfomance Centre in Tshwane. All candidates have extensive knowledge in youth development and they currently serve South African Football in various capacities. The short listed candidates are Conti Kubheka, Serame Letsoaka, Thabo Dladla, Farouk Khan, Desmond Lewis, and Steve Horace Phiri.
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| Minister’s address at the MTN campaign launch – 05/03/2009 |
It is a great honour and a privilege for me to participate in and address this inaugural launch of the MTN FIFA World CUP Campaign. Indeed as we participate in this MTN FIFA World Cup Campaign, we pay tribute to the millions of our people who daily roll up their sleeves to ensure the success of the historic African 2010 FIFA World Cup. In this regard, we salute the workers of our country who despite their challenges, toil day and night to ensure the readiness of our stadium, rail, roads and telecommunication throughout the length and breadth of our country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. We thank the women of our country, the youth, the students, professionals, religious communities, the sporting fraternity and all other organised formations of our people who stand ready to open up their homes to welcome the multitudes of the peoples of the world as they descend on our country to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup events.
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| More than 500 000 ticket applications for 2010 – 03/03/2009 |
More than 506 000 worldwide ticket applications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup had been made online via FIFA.com from over 140 countries since tickets went on sale on 20 February 2009. This excludes hard paper applications made by South African residents at FNB branches. “The tremendous response is extremely exciting and gives us a great deal of confidence. It is now even more important for us to ensure that the FIFA Confederations Cup will be a success. As the tournament approaches, we will continue to promote the tournament vigorously and ensure all South Africans embrace this exciting FIFA World Cup appetiser”, said Dr. Irvin Khoza, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee (OC).
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