JOHANNESBURG – The 2010 World Cup got underway on Friday with hosts South Africa taking the lead before having to settle for a draw against Mexico The host nation took the lead at Soccer City in front of 84,000 in the opening game of the World Cup, with Siphiwe Tshabalala scoring the opening goal of the game – and of the tournament. Mexico had been the better side in the first half, with Arsenal striker Carlos Vela having a well worked goal ruled out for offside. After the interval, Bafana Bafana got more into the game and were rewarded when... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, June 11th 2010 |
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
Publish Date: Friday, June 11th 2010 |
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
Publish Date: Thursday, June 10th 2010 |
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
Publish Date: Thursday, June 10th 2010 |
By Shout-Africa – ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) say it supports the need to keep industry and members abreast of the way that waste is disposed of. IWMSA is firm about strengthening activity of Re-use, Recycle and Recover as a way to manage waste. In a press statement released today, th organisation lammented that with 125 known landfill sites on record, only 83 have been authorised (66%). “This has partly been due to the lack of regular auditing, and lack of political support at local government levels and also factoring in serious non-compliance and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, June 10th 2010 |
