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2010 World Cup LOC addresses Angola attack, security readiness & ticket sales

By Stuart Alderson-Smith "This is the year we've all be waiting for." These were the enthusiastic words of Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa CEO, Dr Danny Jordaan, speaking at a media briefing held...

Published 12 Jan 2010 13:46 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, LOC, Security, ticket, Sales, Attack, Angola, Military, local sales
"South Africa is not Angola" - LOC

President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the government and people of Togo following the deadly ambush on that country's football team in Angola. Zuma has further dismissed speculation that the Angolan incident had any bearing on the 2010...

Published 11 Jan 2010 11:21 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, LOC, Jacob Zuma, Angolam 2010 FIFA World Cup, Togo
LOC gets going with six months to kick off

By Stuart Alderson-Smith Whilst the rest of us prefer to gradually ease into the new working year, things are a little different over at the offices of the Local Organising Committee (LOC). With just six months to go before kick off of the 2010 FIFA World...

Published 5 Jan 2010 12:15 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, LOC, Local Organising Committee, Rich Mkhondo, Chief Communications Officer, base camp
LOC board happy with Confed Cup preparations

“We as a country have the ability, the infrastructure and the human capacity to host the Confederations Cup and the World Cup”. These were the words of the CEO of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC), Dr Danny...

Published 29 Apr 2009 13:20 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, South Africa, ticket sales, LOC, BRT, Jacob Zuma, Danny Jordaan, Bus Rapid Transport
Confed Cup roadshow drums up Soweto support

Soweto commuters on the first real winter morning of the year were greeted yesterday by a convoy snaking its way along the roads of their neighbourhood. The reason was the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Ms Baleka Mbete, travelling,...

Published 15 Apr 2009 8:51 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, tickets, Deputy President of South Africa, LOC, awareness drive, Soweto, Baleka Mbete
Torres4eva says OMG the Confed Cup is coming!

The LOC seems to be getting it together after Jerome Valcke’s lecture about marketing the Confederations Cup: apparently there’s a TV ad out, featuring soccer demi-gods Kaka and Fernando Torres, and there have been countless articles about...

Published 23 Mar 2009 16:50 by Shine2010

Filed under: Confederations Cup, Confed Cup, LOC, Fernando Torres, Kaka, YouTube, Shane Warne, Jerome Valcke, Cristiano Ronaldo
Time for fans to step up

The LOC has come under fire over the last few days for failing to promote the Confederations Cup and 2010 World Cup effectively enough. This is after the normally mild-mannered Jerome Valcke lashed out at the lack of signage for the Confederations Cup...

Published 9 Mar 2009 8:48 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, LOC, posters, advertising, fans, promoting, street signs, billboards
‘Plan B' in place for Nelson Mandela Bay BRT as taxi bosses block the road

Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairman Irvin Khoza announced last week that there is, indeed, a ‘Plan B’ – just not the one you’re thinking. Khoza was talking about the possibility of Nelson Mandela Bay’s bus rapid transport...

Published 24 Feb 2009 8:49 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, LOC, BRT, Bus Rapid Transport, City of Johannesburg, Taxi, Jeff Radebe, Nelson Mandela Bay, Irvin Khoza
Filling stadiums, not building them, now our biggest challenge - Jordaan

At the first local organising committee press (LOC) conference of the year, which marked the beginning of the 500 day countdown to the 2010 World Cup, LOC chief executive Danny Jordaan and FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke spoke about the importance...

Published 27 Jan 2009 12:21 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, 2010, South Africa, tickets, LOC, Stadiums, Danny Jordaan, Jerome Valcke, 500 day, soccer fans
Cheap Confederations Cup tickets a hit with SA fans

Head of legal affairs and ticketing for the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Lesley Sedibe, gave feedback yesterday on ticket sales for the Confederations Cup. Sedibe was talking at a media breakfast hosted by the LOC to look back on World Cup progress...

Published 11 Dec 2008 9:33 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, 2010, World Cup, South Africa, 2009 Confederations cup, Confed Cup, LOC, confederations cup tickets, Local Organising Committee, Category 4 Confederations Cup tickets, Category 4 tickets, South Africa Confederations Cup, SA fans, FIFA Confederations Cup, Confed Cup tickets, Catergory tickets, Confederations Cup ticket sales, South African
Rich Mkhondo joins 2010 Organising Committee as Chief Communications Officer

The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) announced today that seasoned journalist Rich Mkhondo has been appointed to the position of the OC’s Chief Communications Officer. Mkhondo hails from Katlehong and started his journalistic...

Published 28 Nov 2008 14:25 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, 2010, LOC, Organising Committee, Communications Officer, Rich Mkhondo
Economy dominates opening discussion at Soccerex

Soccerex, the global business convention for soccer, was opened today by Soccerex chairman Tony Martin, local organizing committee (LOC) chairman Dr. Irvin Khoza and Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile at the Sandton Convention centre. The opening addresses...

Published 24 Nov 2008 17:16 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, LOC, Danny Jordaan, 2010 FIFA world Cup, Local Organising Committee, Sandton, FIFA world cup, soccerex, Soccerex 2008, Dr Irvin Khoza.
LOC should make Obama an offer he can't refuse

Editorial comment: Michael Williams If the local organising committee (LOC) is still looking for a replacement for former spokesman Tim Modise, I would like to suggest they give Barack Obama a call. Being president of the United States cannot take up...

Published 7 Nov 2008 16:44 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, 2010, South Africa, LOC, FIFA world cup, World Cup soccer, obama, local organizing committee, south African., Barack Obama
Confederations Cup draws great response from volunteers

Soccer-mad South Africans are dead keen to get involved with the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 with over 5000 volunteers signing up to contribute to the tournament. Considered a curtain-raiser for the FIFA World Cup, this tournament takes...

Published 9 Jul 2008 19:23 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, LOC