2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 mobile advertising boom in SA, Africa?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:32:00 +0200

<>There is a clear indication that the South African mobile advertising sector is headed towards a massive boom as the 2010 FIFA World Cup draws near - thanks to the phenomenal growth of the continent's cellphone market and soccer passion.
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Fourth phase of 2010 tickets start Tuesday

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:47:00 +0200

<>PRETORIA: The fourth round of ticket sales for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off on Tuesday, 9 February 2010, with over 400,000 tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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World Cup matches to be in 3D

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:35:00 +0200

<>South Africa's national football squad Bafana Bafana will become part of broadcasting history when their opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is filmed and screened in 3D.
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Will the sponsors score in 2010?

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:46:00 +0200

<>With just over 100 days to go to the kickoff of the world's biggest media event, global eyeballs are likely to be trained onto the battlefield of brands before they switch to the football pitch. Having invested up to US$100m for the privilege of associating their brand with the FIFA World Cup, what returns can sponsors expect and what are the benchmarks for winning the world cup of branding in 2010?
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SA press takes issue over FIFA's bullying

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:35:00 +0200

<>South Africa's three largest newspaper groups have joined forces to send a submission to FIFA to inform them that the terms and conditions they imposed on journalists during the 2010 World Cup are "unconstitutional".
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Salvation Army, Be Heard to eradicate 2010 human trafficking

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:48:00 +0200

<>Africa's human trafficking, which is at its peak as the 2010 FIFA World Cup draws near, looks like an ‘incurable disease' due to the complexities of the situation - South Africa's lack of legislation, economic vulnerability, victims' determination to seek their fortune, ‘corrupt' immigration officials, syndicates' reckless methods, porous borders and inadequate funding.
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2010: Our Cup runneth over

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:41:00 +0200

<>Good news from FIFA: not only have two million tickets been sold to date, a recent poll reveals that South Africans are ‘overwhelmingly positive' about hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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2010 FIFA World Cup: two million tickets sold

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:19:00 +0200

<>The number of tickets sold so far for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has reached the two million mark, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told a media briefing yesterday, Wednesday, 27 January 2010, at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg.
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Zuma invites the world to experience Africa

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:58:00 +0200

<>PRETORIA: The 2010 FIFA World Cup is an opportunity for the world to see and experience Africa in a different way, President Jacob Zuma told delegates attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
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SA pride in World Cup at 90%

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:49:00 +0200

<>Public opinion on staging the 2010 FIFA World Cup remains overwhelmingly positive in the host nation South Africa, according to recent research conducted on FIFA's behalf.
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