South Africans should reject any suggestion that the vuvuzela is unpopular because we could not embrace such assertions without contradicting our own experience. The reality we know is that the horn epitomises the spirit of a football loving people, ...
Views: 368 | 5 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 | Tags: philosophy, vuvuzela
I note the extent to which the talks around ownership to the vuvuzela have since degraded to the shallow, and shudder with remorse as to how Africans continue to be accomplices in the death of their own destiny. But frankly, I couldn't care less abou...
Views: 255 | 1 Comment » | posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | Tags: Madiba, Masincedane Sports, Saddam Maake, Shembe, vuvuzela
What's the first thing you think of when you have visitors coming to your house? Is it not entertainment? It should be. Well, that's if you do get visitors like mine, who share a jealously guarded appreciation for Charles, Jack and Johnny, mixed with...
Views: 291 | 1 Comment » | posted on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 | Tags: deep house beats, Dio Bacco, Egypt, entertainment, Fifa 2010 World Cup, Fifa Confederations Cup, Ibiza, Indian Premier League, Matthew Booth, racism, SAB, Sepp Blatter, vuvuzela
Enough about the Confederations Cup now. Let's talk women. Seriously, I've heard a lot of "oooh, he is so cute" to last me until the 2010 World Cup. And I'm not player hating.
So, Sis Ria Ledwaba once suggested that women footballers should wear s...
Views: 266 | 1 Comment » | posted on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 | Tags: 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Cebo Manyaapelo, Fifa Activity Report, football, Irvin Khoza, Julia Nkwenyane, Maria Sharapova, Patrice Motsepe, Ria Ledwaba, sex, tennis, The Dreamers, women
A friend of mine won an autographed Bafana Bafana T-shirt. There were 20 glasses of different beers. Could he pick out Castle Lager? He did, and he won. I so wish winning was that simple, because I would probably be a gambling addict.
So then, wha...
Views: 174 | 1 Comment » | posted on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 | Tags: 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup, Bafana Bafana, Castle Lager, Egypt, Iraq, Italy, Radio Mafisa, Rustenburg, Soccer6, Spain, SportStake, USA
Khaya Vhailafuri is a very skilled carpenter. He is also passionate about football. Unlike many a football analyst or commentator, I'm convinced that Bra Khaya harbours no agenda. He just wants to see a winning Bafana Bafana squad.
Over the past f...
Views: 284 | No Comments » | posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | Tags: 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup, 2010 Fifa World Cup, Aaron Mokoena, Bafana Bafana, Brazil, Irvin Khoza, Joel Santana, Kaizer Motaung, SABC, Walter Mokoena
I'm amazed! I have come to a conclusion that some of my people are paranoid and some of my people are angry. I submit that my previous article titled "On the vuvuzela and tolerance" was probably one of the most moderate and fair views on the subject....
Views: 305 | 4 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | Tags: 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup, 2010 Fifa World Cup, Bareng Batho Kortjaas, Business Day, race card, Sunday Times, vuvuzela
So, word on the street is that the Europeans want the vuvuzelas to be banned from the Fifa Confederations Cup and 2010 World Cup. So what? Even the "Europeans" in Cape Province have previously alluded to the fear of black people blowing the horn in G...
Views: 696 | 20 Comments » | posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 | Tags: 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup, 2010 Fifa World Cup, Africans, cultural stereotypes, Europeans, intolerance, SA soccer, vuvuzela
Football in rural areas is generally not structured. That is, there is no league, competitions or proper administration of the sport. As a result the passion for the sport is reduced to a mere hobby, something that young boys do just so they don't ge...
Views: 216 | 1 Comment » | posted on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 | Tags: 2010 Fifa World Cup, corporate social investment, Fifa Confederations Cup, Godfrey Moloi Games, Greg Snalam, Hyundai South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Norman Pangaman Sekgapane Soccer Tournament, rural football development, SA football, SEAM Sports Academy, Sports 4 Poverty
Six years back, my friend who used to work for SAB argued that "beer sells itself" and that the brewery's key duty was simply "to promote an enjoyable drinking experience". A couple of months back the Fifa Local Organising Committee (LOC) raised a si...
Views: 325 | 2 Comments » | posted on Monday, June 8th, 2009 | Tags: 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup, 2010 Fifa World Cup, Cannavaro, Fabregas, Fast Furious Futbol, Fifa Local Organising Committee, Gattuso, Kaka, marketing, Robinho, Rustenburg, Steven Pienaar, Teko Modise, Torres
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