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The ball is in play

Doef! That was the sound, people, of the Confeds Cup getting underway. Which is, as usual, a slew of controversy, but from what I can gather the biggest gripe was a couple of dodgy hotdogs and some confusion regarding the park and rides. Aside from that...

Published 16 Jun 2009 12:59 by DonovanJackson

Filed under: South Africa, Chris Moerdyk, marketing, Confederations cup, Brandon Faber, World Cup, John Robbie, Sepp Blatter
Jobs! Created! Advertised!

But do you want to reply? Down here at Shine 2010 HQ we reckon there must be some sort of mistake. Like everyone else in South Africa, we are eagerly looking to Confeds Cup and then the World Cup to help ease us through the first recession we’re...

Published 4 Jun 2009 13:21 by DonovanJackson

Filed under: FIFA, South Africa, Confederations cup, Sepp Blatter, McDonalds, SuperSport, Pnet, Advertised, PSL, jobs, 2010World Cup, Zwelinzima Vavi, SABC
Welcome to Johannesburg, enjoy your stay in our beautiful city

You know that old expression ‘can’t see the wood for the trees’? It’s a bit like that for most of us who slave and sweat away in Johannesburg. We tend to see the place as a bit of a concrete jungle with little to recommend it....

Published 8 Oct 2008 17:06 by Shine2010

Filed under: United States, South Africa, Sepp Blatter, 2010 World Cup, johannesburg, Tourism, Africa, Johannesburg Tourism Council, Elma Towers office block, Diane Fink, Oliver Tambo International airport, Orion, Dawie van Vuuren
Changing seasons, changing guard

So winter segues into summer – finally – and with it the end of the Mbeki era has come . Now this is arguably one of the biggest upsets which has happened in our country since the ANC came to power in 1994; the manner in which it was done...

Published 25 Sep 2008 16:51 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, Sepp Blatter, 2010 World Cup, Trevor Manuel, Resignation, Thabo Mbeki, Tourism
We’re cleaning up at the Paralympics

Probably the biggest news for this week is the imminent visit of the “Big Man” himself to our shores. FIFA President Sepp Blatter will be here from 14 to 17 September to visit facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg to take a gander at the...

Published 12 Sep 2008 16:40 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, South Africa, Sepp Blatter, Jacob Zuma, Olympics, FIFA World Cup
2010 on a table?

Know what Subbuteo is? Hell, I didn’t, so I had to go and take a look here . Pronounced sub-you-toe (and not subba-tayo, which is what I thought it was until my colleague, who used to play it, corrected me), Subbuteo is table football, complete...

Published 26 Aug 2008 18:57 by Shine2010

Filed under: Sepp Blatter, 2010 World Cup, Essop Pahad, Foosball, Subbuteo

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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The ball is in play

Jobs! Created! Advertised!

Welcome to Johannesburg, enjoy your stay in our beautiful city

Changing seasons, changing guard

We’re cleaning up at the Paralympics

2010 on a table?