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Taking the world into our hearts (and homes)

So, let's have a show of hands...who can't admit to having held some reservations about just how well the FIFA 2010 World Cup was going to go off? You know, once the initial jubilation around the hosting announcement had worn off, and the reality...

Published 25 May 2010 12:04 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, Blue Bulls, 2010 World Cup, Soweto
2010: Welcome to our World Cup year!

That's right people - it's here and the World Cup is just about ready to rock and roll. Ke Nako - it is indeed time, the year we have all been waiting for is finally here. Over its course, 2009 certainly proved to be a year full of ups and downs...

Published 6 Jan 2010 12:04 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, World Cup, Africa, Nations
Thanks Ras Dumisani!

Yes, you read right. Ras Dumisani has done more to unite the nation in a fractious time than the Springboks, the Proteas and Bafana Bafana have done. He achieved this unlikely feat by 'singing' the national anthem off-key and fumbling through...

Published 17 Nov 2009 12:01 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, national anthem, rasta, Ras Dumisani
It’s ZANews!

By Donovan Jackson Everyone doing their bit to keep well abreast of all that is happening in our fair land? Hope so; if you need a good laugh (and heaven knows we all do) there is something that you cannot miss. ZANews! Pronounced, of course, zah-nooz...

Published 8 Oct 2009 15:34 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, Julius Malema, Nelson Mandela, Amajita, Joel Santana, 2010 News, Mail & Guardian, ZANews, Desmond Tutu, Ghana
Baby Bafana show the big boys the way

By Donovan Jackson Quick one, does anyone know where the Honduras is? Somewhere in Central America. I caught part of the game between its under 20-squad and ours in the, err, under 20 World Cup which is currently being played out in Egypt. And great stuff...

Published 6 Oct 2009 10:58 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, South Africa, Australia, ICC champions trophy, Proteas, Amajita, Central America, South Africa under 20 soccer team, under 20 World Cup
Bafana Bafana, we need you

By Donovan Jackson Getting caught in the traffic outside the Wanderers held no excitement for me. Nor did the last minutes of a lacklustre game ‘featuring’ the West Indies and some other team, India I think, all I really noticed was a rather...

Published 2 Oct 2009 8:26 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, South Africa, 2010 World Cup, ICC champions trophy, Wanderers, Proteas, Soweto Marathon
2010 FIFA World Cup: A business model to envy

By Donovan Jackson With nearly 70 000 volunteers the pull to be part of the 2010 World Cup is indeed strong. You have got to admire the business model of FIFA , though. They get the government to build the venues, provide the infrastructure and security...

Published 3 Sep 2009 11:19 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, Bafana Bafana, SABC, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 World Cup, survivor china, 2010 volunteers, 2010 World cup volunteers, 2010 sponsors, business model
Play nice in 2010, Bafana!

By Donovan Jackson I was chuffed to see that our good ole Seffrican English is rubbing off on Joel Santana, when he was passing comment on the lads going down to Serbia. That’s right; Joel has observed that Bafana play very nice . While that was...

Published 13 Aug 2009 15:45 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, 2010 World Cup, 2010 World Cup accommodation, accommodation, 2010, Bafana, English, Kruger National Park, Carlos Santana, SANParks
Of sheeple and football

It is sometimes pretty difficult to understand human behaviour. The word ‘sheeple’ springs to mind, a portmanteau of ‘sheep’ and ‘people’ if it wasn’t already patently obvious. Why? First of all, there is the...

Published 1 Jul 2009 13:23 by Shine2010

Filed under: football, United States, Bafana Bafana, Confederations cup, Durban, Michael Jackson, King of Pop
Shenanigans on the field and off

Remember how a while ago, this blog recorded how certain precautions kinda need to be taken to avoid being a victim of crime in South Africa? For most of us, it’s second nature. We know we live in a country where crime is a reality. I mean, I even...

Published 23 Jun 2009 12:40 by DonovanJackson

Filed under: FIFA, Spain, confed cup, Brazil, Rustenburg, Tickets, Bafana Bafana, vuvuzela, South Africa
If your pants are happy and they know it…

Now let’s get one thing straight. I’ve always liked New Zealanders, Kiwis as they are more affectionately known. In my travels around various parts of the world, it has always been that the South Africans, the Kiwis and the bladdie Aussies...

Published 18 Jun 2009 12:54 by DonovanJackson

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, South Africa, Span, Amajobjob, New Zealand, Vivienne Schultz
Show (Bafana) the money!

OK so let’s just get this absolutely straight. Footballers around the world tend to get paid absurd sums of money for booting a ball around and occasionally doing some impromptu acting . And we’re cool with that, aren’t we, I mean we...

Published 11 Jun 2009 13:09 by DonovanJackson

Filed under: football, Bafana Bafana, South Africa, Confederations cup, World Cup, salaries, Metro Police, SAFA, money, bonuses, European football
The big weekend

What was big about this last weekend gone? Easily the biggest thing was the stunning victory of Bafana Bafana over Poland. Don’t write the lads off just yet, South Africans are known to be able to pull off miraculous turnarounds in form at just...

Published 9 Jun 2009 13:15 by DonovanJackson

Filed under: FIFA, football, confed cup, Bafana Bafana, South Africa, World Cup, World Cup stadiums, Eastern Cape, Poland, SARS, Port Elizabeth
Levelling the playing fields

So this great picture came across our desks and a colleague pointed out that maybe this was the one way we could guarantee Bafana Bafana a place in the final. Until we remembered that they change sides at half time. Oh dear! Speaking of strange football...

Published 17 Apr 2009 12:35 by Shine2010

Filed under: Bafana Bafana, Google, YouTube, Ronaldo, Manchester United, Japanese, Man United, Arsenal, strange football phenomenon, elections
It’s cricket all the way, baby

It’s not usual that the best thing about the new year is cricket-related. I mean, sure, we all like cricket and that, even after the Hansie debacle which has now given us a movie to boot. But, and what a but! When the cricket team, which in true...

Published 6 Jan 2009 14:07 by Shine2010

Filed under: Confederations Cup 2009, Tickets, Bafana Bafana, Confederations cup, 2010 World Cup, 2010 World Cup tickets, football world cup, Soccer City, Hansie, Australia cricket, Pat Symcox, South Africa cricket, Australia vs South Africa cricket

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I'm Donovan Jackson. A writer by trade and only an occasional soccer fan. I am nonetheless firmly behind South Africa and its preparations for the World cup in 2010.

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