Come June, SA Rugby will need to come up with guarantees of R3 billion for an event to be staged in 2015 and 2019. And a strategic plan of note.
This is the same organisation that if you pop along to their site you will see they are opera...
The hideous attack on the Indian city of Mumbai has once again demonstrated that terrorism has no boundaries. And with the spotlight now shifting to South Africa as the hosts of the next mega global sporting event, concerns over this country’s secu...
Since local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan first spearheaded South Africa’s campaign to host a World Cup, he has frequently repeated the refrain: “There is no contradiction between African and world class”.
And this country’s favo...
South Africa’s preparations to host the 2010 World Cup face the next hurdle with this weekend’s draw for the 2009 Confederations Cup.
It’s no secret that the “Festival of Champions”, which pits continental winners against the holders (It...
Eyong Enoh shows the way: from SA PSL to Dutch Premier League
Eyong Enoh (22, Cameroon) is surprising a lot of soccer fans in South Africa, Cameroon, Holland and the rest of Europe.
After playing for Ajax Cape Town for 18 months, Enoh joined ...
With the passing of legendary singer Miriam Makeba, South African music is once again in the international spotlight. Perhaps this is an opportune moment to reflect on the chorus of local music that is taking shape in the build-up to 2010.
In 2000...
In the dead of night, the Durban city centre is not for the faint-hearted. Like many CBDs around the world, criminals use the cover of darkness to operate and soft-targets – like tourists – are particularly vulnerable.
But for one wonderful w...
I just love watching Sky News commentators waffling on about how well their guys did at the Olympics and how you can figure out exactly how much money each medal costs by taking the amount spent on a particular sport and dividing that by the amount o...
It must be tiresome being an English national soccer team supporter. I mean, it’s tough supporting our own Bafana, but at least we have come to accept our limitations on the world stage.
But imagine having the richest league in the world -- tho...
The Sharks Currie Cup win over the Lions this past weekend was, in all honesty, an unattractive, long, hard grind but I do believe that in time, the importance of this victory will come home to roost.
After heavy losses to the Bulls and Cheetahs...
