By Novell Zwangendaba The Goethe-Institut South Africa and the German Embassy in Pretoria present Raumwohnung and Dellé in a joint concert on June 21. This event at the Alexander Theatre in Johannesburg is part of “Football meets Culture”, a series of cultural events organised for the Football World Cup. Both bands were founded in Berlin and have already gathered much experience on international stages. 2raumwohnung is known for their melodic rhythms and catchy sing-along-songs which easily get stuck in the head of any listener. Their first album “In wirklich” (“in real”) was launched in 2002 and since then four more... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News –KNOXVILLE, TN — Today, Waves Audio, a leading provider of digital signal processing solutions, responded to the difficulties facing the 2010 FIFA World Cup telecasts by unveiling a solution that dramatically reduces the problematic sound of the omnipresent Vuvuzela trumpet favored by South African soccer fans. In response to the widely publicized complaints from TV viewers and broadcasters about the continuous Vuvuzela blasts, Waves engineers feverishly began devising a solution to decrease the amount of noise. Working in conjunction with a major television broadcaster, Waves crafted a real-time processing chain consisting of two plugins which proved effective in... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa News – SOUTH AFRICA – The South African cabinet says it is extremely satisfied with the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fans have braved the cold and have come out in large numbers to watch the games. All the matches have lived up to the occasion. “Cabinet congratulates all those who were involved in the organisation of the 2010 FIFA World Opening Ceremony that took place on Friday 11 June.” The eyes of more than 500 million citizens from around the world were focused on Soweto’s 95 000 seater Soccer City stadium. Millions of viewers were watching... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa Sports Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane will tomorrow, June 16, together with the world pay tribute to the youth of South Africa who 34 years ago stood up against the apartheid government to protest against inferior education and other social ills. The highlight of the events will be the a wreath laying ceremony at the Hector Peterson Memorial. High profile participants at the event will include high ranking FIFA officials; SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani; Chairman of the LOC Irvin Khoza, CEO of the 2010 LOC Dr Danny Jordaan; and soccer legends such as Lucas Radebe, Kalusha Bwalya, Doctor Khumalo and... Continue Reading
Johannesburg: German Nationals are elated following the 4-0 win against Australia in the first round of the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup. To keep the fire burning for support of this national team and others, the Deutsche Internationale Schule in Parktown, Johannesburg has created a festive setting for soccer fans to watch all the spectacular games during the 2010 FIFA World Cup on the school grounds. For the next 5 weeks, soccer fans who did not get tickets for the various games, can feel as if they are in the stadium while watching it on the 24 square... Continue Reading
