by Janine Erasmus Organisation of the highly anticipated 2010 Fifa World Cup Kick-off Celebration concert is underway, and the first batch of artists has just been announced. A host of international artists as well as some of Africa’s brightest stars are in the line-up, which promises to attract music lovers of all persuasions. The event […]

As the 2010 FIFA World Cup draws near, the South African public is feeling overwhelmingly positive about this momentous occasion, an event they’ve been anticipating for the past few years (what will SA focus on afterwards?). Ninety per cent of respondents in a survey, conducted by an international research company, expressed a pronounced sense of […]

by Janine Erasmus A passion for football and the venerable Volkswagen Beetle has resulted in the creation of a growing fleet of one-of-a-kind stretch Beetles in South Africa, vibrantly decorated in national colours and football elements. A group of four football fanatics at an unassuming panel-beating shop in the industrial suburb of Lindo Park, east […]

by Janine Erasmus The 2009 Nestlé Milo Champions tournament brought almost 6 000 schools from around South Africa together in Soweto to compete for the trophy, as well as R100 000 (US$13 300) for the winning school to invest in a health, wellness or nutrition initiative. With the 2010 Fifa World Cup now scant months […]

Submitted by norajean1933 Hi Everyone. My name is Alan Rivers and back in 1968 I was ask to join Rangers F C in Johannesburg. Their home ground was known as the Rand Stadium and I found it an excellent place to play football. In the early months of my time with Rangers I was invited […]

photos and text by Bongani Nkosi Scan the crowds at any major football match in South Africa and what will immediately stand out are the elaborately carved and colourfully decorated plastic hard hats settled on fans’ heads. Known as the makarapa – isiXhosa for the migrant workers who wore hard hats on the mines – […]

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