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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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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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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:59:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Lights on for Green Point Stadium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Green Point Stadium's "ring of fire", the 360 inner spotlights that will light up the pitch - and the city of Cape Town - during the 2010 Fifa World Cup have been switched on for the first time.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/greenpoint-301009.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:11:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana, SaY WhaT?!]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Lesego Madumo chats to the staff of the International Marketing Council, custodian of Brand South Africa, about Bafana Bafana and the 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/video/bafana-views1.htm]]></link>
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<pubDate>
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:48:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Football for Hope in Khayelitsha]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Africa's first Football for Hope centre, the first of 20 centres for education, public health and football that will be built across Africa as part of the 20 Centres for 2010 campaign, will be be officially opened in the Cape Town suburb of Khayelitsha in December.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/20centres-khayelitsha.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:57:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Final touches for Peter Mokaba Stadium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With just some paintwork and other final touches left before completion, Peter Mokaba Stadium in South Africa's Limpopo province will be officially opened in January, five months before the kickoff of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/pmstadium-270909.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:10:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Parreira back in charge of Bafana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto Parreira has been named to succeed Joel Santana as coach of Bafana Bafana. His appointment means he will complete the job he was originally appointed to do in February 2007: lead South Africa at 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/football-231009.htm]]></link>
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<pubDate>
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:53:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Football Friday at Buccleuch Primary]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Teachers and staff at Bucchleuch Primary School, Johannesburg get behind South Africa's national football team, Bafana Bafana, and the Football Fridays initiative.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/footballfridays/buccleuch-primary.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:17:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[UN endorses 2010, 'new Africa story']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations has endorsed the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa as a platform for peace and development across Africa, with UN chief Ban Ki-moon saying the event has the power to change the world's perception of the continent.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/un-231009.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:43:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010: England fans 'raring to go']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of English fans have already begun gearing up for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, with the international coordinator of the country's Football Supporters' Federation, Kevin Miles, spending time in South Africa this week to get the lay of the land.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/england-231009.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:41:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Soccer City: bring on 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More than 3 000 construction workers, nine-million bricks, 90 000m³ of concrete, 13 000 tons of structural steel and 10 000 tons of reinforcement steel. Nearly 10-million man hours later, South Africa's flagship stadium stands ready for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/soccercity-roofwetting.htm]]></link>
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<pubDate>
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:30:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Soccer City eyes trial run]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The seats at South Africa's flagship 2010 World Cup stadium have been installed, the pitch grass is turning a luscious green, and the extraordinary facade is complete. Now the venue managers are planning a few trial runs before the official opening, scheduled for February 2010.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/soccercity-211009.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:56:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Football Fridays: SA marks the difference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["We've seen World Cups in Germany and in England and in Korea ... South Africa's going to be different." Lesego Madumo chats to acting CEO Paul Bannister and other members of the International Marketing Council during a Football Fridays activation at The Zone in Rosebank, Johannesburg.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/video/thezone.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 11 May 2009 11:58:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana: a quick history]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Eight losses in nine games, down to 85th in the world rankings, another change of coach ... less than eight months to go before the 2010 World Cup. Can Bafana Bafana recapture the verve and fighting spirit of 1996, when they conquered Africa, and gave the world champions a scare in Johannesburg?]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/footballfridays/bafana-bafana.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:48:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Santana out, Parreira tipped to return]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Joel Santana has stepped down as coach of South Africa's national football team, Bafana Bafana, just eight months before the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Fellow Brazilian Carlos Parreira, who resigned from the post due to family problems in 2008, is widely tipped to return.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/football-201009.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:19:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Ghana 'shows Africa how to win']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Afric's 2010 World Cup Organising Committee has hailed Ghana's historic win against Brazil in the 2009 Fifa Under-20 World Cup as a example for African football.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/ghanawc-190909.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Four more countries qualify for 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Argentina, Honduras, Slovakia and Switzerland are the latest qualifiers for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, bringing to 24 the number of countries - including hosts South Africa - who are booked to compete at the first football World Cup on African soil.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/qualification-160909.htm]]></link>
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<pubDate>
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:08:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Football for Hope Festival 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[During the final week of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, 32 teams from across the globe will converge on Alexandra in Johannesburg for a very different festival of football.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/footballforhopefestival.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:09:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Durban: two airports for 2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While the R7-billion international airport at La Mercy, north of Durban, will be open well in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, Durban International will continue to operate in order to accommodate the surge in passengers arriving for the tournament.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/lamercy-140909.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:42:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[1 Goal: your signature counts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Getting an autograph from a famous player is usually a special event in a football fan's life. So it may come as a surprise that some of the world's greatest players are now asking fans for their signatures.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/1goal-131009.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:11:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Oldest 2010 volunteer 'ready to serve']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela Bay is named after South Africa's world-renowned "elder statesman". It is fitting, then, that the oldest 2010 Fifa World Cup volunteer applicant also hails from the city. And 79-year-old Amrit Daya even shares a birthday with the great man.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/amrit-daya.htm]]></link>
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