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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[The Scramble for Africa - Part 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Fifa World Cup began in earnest over two years ago in Samoa, 13 times zones and more than 15 000 kilometres from the 2010 final venue at Soccer City in Johannesburg.]]></description>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:21:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 World Cup field complete]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The final field of 32 teams for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa was decided on Wednesday evening when five playoff ties were decided - one in Africa, three in Europe and one in South America.]]></description>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Diski Dance: rhythm of SA 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In just over 200 days, the event that has focused South Africa's energy for over five years will kick off, and the country will find itself in the global spotlight as never before. It was with this in mind that South African Tourism set out to capture the nation's spirit in a dance.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/diski-201109.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Taking South Africa's Garden Route]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As the host of the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final Draw, Cape Town will take centre stage in December. There is, however, another local jewel worthy of attention in these summer months. Take your eye off the Mother City for a moment, head east, and you'll discover one of the world's most remarkable coastal stretches: South Africa's Garden Route.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/travel/surf/gardenroute.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:41:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Bafana draw with Reggae Boyz]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana followed up their goalless draw against Japan on the weekend with another nil-all result against Jamaica in Bloemfontein on Tuesday night. Striker Benni McCarthy might be back in the Bafana fold, but the ball is not yet finding the back of the net.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/football-181109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:14:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Soccerex: the business of football]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Soccerex, the leading business convention for the global football community, kicks off at Johannesburg's Sandton Convention Centre on 28 November. The event consists of a two-day football festival and a three-day conference and exhibition.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/conferences/soccerex-171109.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:16:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010: three more countries qualify]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Fifa World Cup organisers have congratulated Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand for qualifying for the tournament after a weekend of "do or die" football. The six remaining qualifying positions will be decided on Wednesday.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/qualifier-161109.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Bafana, Japan goalless in Port Elizabeth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto Parreira oversaw his first match back in charge of Bafana Bafana and striker Benni McCarthy made his return to the team as South Africa and Japan drew goalless in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/football-161109.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 06 May 2004 15:00:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Hosting the big sporting events]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Rugby World Cup, Cricket World Cup, A1 Grand Prix, Indian Premier League, Fifa Confederations Cup ... If you think South Africa will have any trouble pulling off the football World Cup in 2010, look at the country's track record for hosting major sporting events - and think again.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/features/events10.htm]]></link>
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<pubDate>
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Art, entrepreneurs and puppets in 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2010 World Cup offers the perfect opportunity for South Africans to showcase their talent. One person is doing just this, with a unique brand of puppetry which is set to wow the crowds with more than just the action on the pitch.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/popper.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 tourism in the spotlight]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With sports tourism worth an estimated $600-billion a year, it was little surprise that the 2010 Fifa World Cup, 2010 Winter Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics were in the spotlight at the 2009 World Travel Market in London.
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/tourism-131109.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:18:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 and the fall of the Berlin Wall]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This week marked the 20th anniversary of the unification of Germany, an event that symbolises some extraordinary parallels between the hosts of the 2006 and 2010 editions of the World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/project2010column55.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:28:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Bafana's World Cup jersey unveiled]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana's 2010 World Cup jersey has been unveiled. South African and German teams spent two years designing the jersey, which includes the South African flag on the front and an African art print on the collar.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/football-121109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:51:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Football in South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There's probably no quicker way to "break the ice" with the South African on the street than to demonstrate some knowledge of local soccer. To help you improve your conversational skills, here's a crash course on the country's most important teams and competitions.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/soccer.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Safe, secure World Cup: Jordaan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa is ready to put on a safe, secure football World Cup, say the organisers, pointing to the country's impressive track record of hosting major sporting events without incident.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/securewc-111109.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010: over 650 000 tickets sold]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Over 650 000 tickets to the 2010 Fifa World Cup have been sold so far. Nearly half of these were bought by overseas fans, with the main foreign interest coming from the US, UK and Germany.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/tickets-111109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:54:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Cape Town 'ready' for 2010 Draw]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Fifa World Cup Organising Committee is satisfied with Cape Town's preparations for the 2010 Final Draw taking place on 4 December, when the final 32-team schedule for the tournament will be decided.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/draw-101109.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:05:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[New Cape Town Airport terminal opens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Work on Cape Town International Airport's R1.6-billion, five-storey central terminal building has been completed, offering passengers consolidated security and check-in areas, improved baggage handling, an upgraded road network, and a wider choice of retailers and restaurants.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/acsact-091109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:37:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Building 20 Centres for 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The official 2010 Fifa World Cup charity aims to raise $10-million to build 20 Football for Hope centres across Africa, marking the first time that the world's biggest football event will harness the power of the game itself to inspire positive social change.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/20centres.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Carlos, Benni back for Bafana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazilian Carlos Perreira is back in charge of South Africa's struggling national football team, and has named a squad of 24 - including Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy - for the upcoming friendlies against Japan and Jamaica.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/bafana-051109.htm]]></link>
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<pubDate>
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:49:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SA's airports gear up for 2010 influx]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To make sure the country can handle the expected massive influx of visitors for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, South Africa's airports have been undergoing major upgrades, and with seven months to go until kick-off, the final touches are being applied.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/airports-061109.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:15:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Top artists for 2010 Draw show]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir, Beninoise singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo and one of South Africa's greatest musical exports, Johnny Clegg, will headline a star-studded line-up for the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final Draw in Cape Town on 4 December.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/draw-concert.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:17:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Spreading the 2010 message]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["When I showed them pictures of the stadiums, you could see they were amazed." SA football great Doctor Khumalo, a 2010 World Cup ambassador, talks about his recent visit to Argentina and Uruguay.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/dockhumalo-301009.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa on track for 2010: Jordaan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With just over 200 days to go, South Africa's new and revamped stadiums, upgraded roads and airports, newly built hotels, and scaled-up bus and aircraft fleets are all lining up for "the best football World Cup ever".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/wcup-041109.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:25:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Joburg's 2010 legacy projects impress]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe was impressed by Johannesburg's 2010 World Cup legacy projects - including the Bus Rapid Transit system, a regional park, and two soccer stadiums - during a tour of the city over the weekend.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/legacy-031109.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Video: Diski Dancing in the Capital City]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Diski Dance featured large at Football Fridays' launch in Tshwane/Pretoria. Lesego Madumo chats to choreographer Wendy Ramokgadi about South Africa's signature 2010 dance - watches the Deputy President try out the moves - then gets on the other end of the camera!]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/video/unionbuildings-diski.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:07:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Video: Football Friday hits Tshwane]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Football Fridays was officially launched at the Union Buildings in Tshwane/Pretoria on Friday. Lesego Madumo chats to some of the VIPs about the meaning of the campaign for Bafana Bafana and the 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/video/unionbuildings3.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:19:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Football Friday rocks the Union Buildings]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Diski dancers and vuvuzelas rocked the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday as Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and a host of Cabinet ministers joined 2010 ambassador Lucas Radebe, mascot Zakumi and a host of other VIPs in a colourful endorsement of the Football Fridays initiative.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/footballfridays/unionbuildings.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:06:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Everybody was Dis-ki Dancing!]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We can't make up our minds who the star of the Football Fridays show at the Union Buildings was: Zakumi, the Deputy President, Lucas Radebe - or the spirit of the Diski Dance. Check out the extraordinary slideshow and decide for yourself!]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/footballfridays/unionbuildings2.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:20:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Pretoria Airport ready for 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Wonderboom National Airport in Tshwane/Pretoria, recently updgraded to the tune of R440-million, is expected to be used extensively by fans and Fifa delegates travelling to and from the city during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/wonderboom-021109.htm]]></link>
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