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.
14 Apr 2009 10:56In a drive to promote the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, encourage maximum attendance at the tournament and galvanise support for the national team Bafana Bafana, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Ms Baleka Mbete, will on Tuesday 14 April 2009 visit SAFA House and Soweto.
9 Apr 2009 15:14
Sandton City shopping centre recently played host to Africa's only qualifier for the EA Sports FIWC 09 gaming tournament where the South African winner, Gordon Butler, will go on to compete in Barcelona for the ultimate gaming challenge on May 2. To bring the qualifying event together, electronic gaming giant EA Sports tasked Maverick Experience Exhilarator with all eventing needs.
9 Apr 2009 13:36The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee (OC) South Africa would like to express its heartfelt sorrow at news of the stadium accident in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The accident took place during a FIFA World Cup/African Cup of Nations qualifier between Côte d'Ivoire and Malawi and left over 20 people dead and more than 130 injured.
31 Mar 2009 11:51
[Simangaliso Zwane] The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) is planning to launch an intense marketing offensive in response to FIFA's call for more robust promotion of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the World Cup, it was announced yesterday, Monday, 16 March 2009.
17 Mar 2009 12:52The University of Buenos Aires will open an institute in Mossel Bay in April this year to teach Spanish to South Africans ahead of the 2010 World Cup. The Institute will work with local partner Armiger Pty (Ltd), a South African company that facilitates trade, cultural and language training between Southern Africa and Argentina.
11 Mar 2009 09:36The Department of Education, the United States Consulate General and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Organising Committee South Africa (OC) would like to invite members of the media to join them as they visit Redibone Middle School, to be held as follows.
11 Mar 2009 08:57As of Tuesday (3 March 2009, 07h00 CET), 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.
6 Mar 2009 13:33Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace will reopen on 28 March 2009, with the stadium hosting the Nelson Mandela Challenge match between South Africa and Norway.
3 Mar 2009 11:07The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Organising Committee of South Africa invite all media to the 2010 Mass Mobilisation and Legacy Road Show, to be held as follows:
26 Feb 2009 11:41
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) today handed over a fleet of 15 vehicles to the South African Football Association (SAFA) to assist the organisation in delivering an exceptional 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup event.
24 Feb 2009 13:35There was a global scramble for 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets as soon as the online ticket portal on
www.FIFA.com got underway on 20 February at 12h00 CET/13h00 South African time. Twenty-four hours after the online tickets went on sale, applications from 128 countries for 216,975 tickets had been received via the website, excluding the hard paper applications handed in by South African residents at FNB branches in the host country. The biggest number of orders came from South Africans, followed by applicants from Great Britain, the USA, Germany, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Argentina.
22 Feb 2009 10:41With less than 500 days to go before the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup, the focus of the Department of Sport and Recreation is on the mass mobilisation of our citizens' to support the continent's biggest sporting event.
16 Feb 2009 11:02The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Organising Committee (OC) South Africa is happy that Government has constantly delivered on the guarantees it made to FIFA when South Africa was granted the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
12 Feb 2009 14:02
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