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Ghana hopes to make history at Soccer City

By Kemantha Govender Ghana will be looking to rewrite history books when they take on Uruguay on Friday in a quarter-final clash at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Having already equalled Africa's best-ever World Cup performance, the Black Stars, will want...

Published 2 Jul 2010 11:02 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, Africa, Ghana
Stage set for FIFA 2010 World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert

Control Room and FIFA have announced the final line-up of African and South African artists confirmed to perform at the FIFA World Cup kick-off celebration concert . Five-time SAMA winners Freshlyground , legendary South African trumpeter and flugelhorn...

Published 4 May 2010 10:17 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, Africa, artists, concert, line-up, Kick-off, Celebration, South
100 days and counting!

It's getting closer and closer. The 2 nd of March 2010 marks a significant milestone on the road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It will mean that the tournament is a mere 100 days away. 100 days until the continent of Africa, and South Africa, play host...

Published 2 Mar 2010 11:44 by Shine2010

Filed under: Soccer City, Africa, Ready, 100 days
Congratulations Egypt, winners of the Africa Cup of Nations

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) has congratulated Egypt for winning the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. "We would like to congratulate The Pharaohs on winning their third successive Africa Cup of...

Published 1 Feb 2010 9:10 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, Egypt, Africa, Cup, winners, Nations
How will Africa fare at Africa's World Cup?

By Andreas Koshiaris Edison Arantes do Nascimento, or better known as Pele, is arguably the greatest football player to have lived. While his skills and goal-scoring feats will forever be remembered he has erred in making various predictions specifically...

Published 27 Jan 2010 12:27 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, South Africa, Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Progressing, Ivory Coast
Recounting a long road to the 2010 World Cup

By Ndaba Dlamini It has been a long and winding road to the 2010 World Cup, says Irvin Khoza, with the idea first discussed in 1994. It was a long, tough road but soon Africa will host its first World Cup The journey to the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been...

Published 5 Aug 2009 8:44 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, World Cup, South Africa, vuvuzela, Danny Jordaan, 2010 FIFA world Cup, Nelson Mandela, fan parks, Sepp Blatter, Africa, park and ride, Madiba
Who is playing in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup?

Egypt – Champions of Africa Egypt will represent the African continent at South Africa 2009 after clinching their second successive CAF Africa Cup of Nations title at the tournament's 26th edition. The competition, which was held in Ghana between...

Published 9 Jun 2009 14:08 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, Egypt, Brazil, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, South America, Iraq, Africa, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, North America, Asia, host nation, United States of America, Oceania, Europe, world champions
Tourism contributes 8.2% of national GDP and set to see exponential growth

The Gauteng tourism industry is undergoing a major upgrade as the Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA) joins up with its partners to assist tour operators across the province. Together with the University of the Witwatersrand, the GTA is offering a series...

Published 16 Mar 2009 14:17 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010, World Cup, South Africa, Gauteng, Gauteng Tourism, Tourism, Africa, Wits University, University of Witwatersrand, National GDP
2010 TV opportunity for youth

The 2010 FIFA World Cup offers many obvious benefits for tourism and the economy, but now the global football extravaganza will also help anyone interested in a career in television broadcasting to get a foot in the door. The Visual Impact Academy will...

Published 27 Feb 2009 12:56 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010, World Cup, Cape Town, Africa, Visual Impact Academy, TV, Soccer Magazine
2010 accommodation not in short supply

Shine 2010 met with Kesavan Naicker, ACSA project manager, who shed light on the various construction developments at the airport. Kesavan took us through the new central terminal building which connects the international and domestic sections of the...

Published 9 Dec 2008 9:17 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, 2010, South Africa, soccer, football, Africa, FIFA world cup, South African, OR Tambo, South African Transportation., South Africa infrastructure, transportation, ORTIA, Oliver Tambo International Airport, World Cup South Africa, Johannesburg International Airport
What we talk about when we talk about the World Cup

Following the 2006 World Cup held in Germany it was revealed in an investigation by The Independent that the much quoted factoid about one billion people watching the World Cup final was, indeed, a myth. This resulted in some embarrassment for FIFA and...

Published 19 Nov 2008 16:56 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, 2010, World Cup, South Africa, soccer, football, Africa, 2010 Soccer World Cup, 2006 World Cup, 2010 World Cup South Africa., TV coverage, india soccer league