By BILL CORCORAN in Cape Town – FEARFUL FOREIGN visitors attending the month-long World Cup in South Africa are flocking to local security companies to hire bodyguards to protect them from crime during their stay, according to local security consultants. Company executives and rich families, predominantly from the United States and Europe, are paying up to €400 a day for a private armed bodyguard who helps plan their itinerary and accompanies them during their daily excursions. Kyle Condon, who runs the Johannesburg DK Management Consultants, one of the country’s more prominent security companies, told The Irish Times his company had... Continue Reading
NAIROBI -President Kibaki has left the country to attend the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and will miss the Budget Speech. It will be the first time in Kenya history that a sitting president has missed the presentation of the Budget in Parliament. The President left minutes after chairing a special Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi Thursday where Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta briefed the Cabinet on some of the key highlights of his speech. Mr Kenyatta will read a Sh997 billion Budget, the largest in Kenya’s history, in Parliament later Thursday. Bring world to... Continue Reading
By Aaron Mutara – All is set for the Twenty20 micromax series between Zimbabwe and India pencilled for the weekend two matches. India seek to redeem lost pride after losing out to Zimbabwe in the ODIs. India face a wounded Zimbabwe who lost in the final against Sri Lanka hence Zimbabwe who want to salvage the cup for the nation who are greatly supporting them. Zimbabwe will probably maintain the same squad that has featured in the ODIs and will also welcome back Andy Bilgnaut coming back from a lay off. These encounters are set to be enthralling and full... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa News – JOHANNESBURG,– Imagine the thrill of standing beside a football star, feeling the roar of the crowds in front of millions of fans – all before turning the age of eleven. From June 11 through July 11, the McDonald’s Player Escort program will give 1,408 children, ages six to 10 from 47 countries, the chance to walk hand-in-hand onto the pitch with their football heroes at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM). It is just one way McDonald’s supports children’s well-being as an Official Sponsor and the Official Restaurant of the FIFA World Cup, as announced... Continue Reading
BY NOVELL ZWANGENDABA – JOHANNESBURG – A new study shows that South Africa’s international reputation declined significantly between December 2009 and June 2010. Perceptions of SA immigrants living in the UK and the SA government took a knock along with intentions to visit the country in future. Confidence in the ability of the country to host the World Cup is also low. Only 14% of the public in the United Kingdom agree that South Africa has a good-overall reputation, relative to other developing countries. This is according to a survey by South African marketing research consultancy Acentric, conducted between the... Continue Reading
