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Post World Cup depression? ‘Keep Flying’ and fight it off

Today marks the very last blog post for the Shine 2010 project. As I write this, I think back on the awesome, diverse, enthusiastic, dedicated and positive South Africans who we have had the privilege of meeting through the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Our last...

Published 20 Jul 2010 15:29 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, Depression, Flag, Flying
...And it’s all over....or is it?

It seems like a million years ago even though kickoff was just four weeks back. The FIFA World Cup 2010 circus has rolled into and out of town and South Africa has shown, again, that we are capable of delivering even the biggest of spectaculars. The naysayers...

Published 13 Jul 2010 15:12 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, World Cup, Politics, Goverment, Over
FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa approaches stunning finale

All bets are off! The predictions were very strongly for Brazil in the final, but 2010 has served up a feast of remarkably unpredictable football with no shortage of drama. With any luck, among the top takeouts from this edition of the world's greatest...

Published 7 Jul 2010 9:32 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, 2010, Olympics, bets, Off
The Black Stars do it for Africa!

Wow! Africa's first World Cup has certainly been an exciting one. Although the average goals per game is a less-than-spectacular 2.26, the shocks that have come thick and fast have more than made up for this. Witnessing seventh ranked France and World...

Published 29 Jun 2010 12:30 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, 2010, Africa, Ghana, Black Starts
There goes the productivity…

OK so hands up, who's been working hard the last week or so? Since Friday the excitement is such that paying close attention on the job is somewhat...difficult. It's the World Cup, baby! Fully underway with no major issues at all, just some beautiful...

Published 15 Jun 2010 10:43 by Shine2010

Filed under: football, World Cup, Productivity
Planes, trains and awesomeness!

It really is incredible how everything is falling into place, just as the world arrives on our doorsteps. Our stadiums are being beautifully showcased in the numerous warm-up matches, the Gautrain has made its first successful runs from Sandton to OR...

Published 8 Jun 2010 13:00 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, World Cup, World, Doors, Gautrian
A World Cup should go to the roadworks crews

Last week Friday I drove from Beyers Naude to a meeting in Rivonia, at around mid-morning. You know what? The entire freeway, all four glorious lanes, was completely free of any roadworks. Nothing. Nada. No yellow machines, no orange cones, no clouds...

Published 1 Jun 2010 9:38 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, World Cup, 2010, Construction, Roadworks
When the Wags tail the dogs…

The last time a sport experienced so much 'has he or hasn't he' speculation was when Tiger Woods was trying to avoid getting beaten over the head with a one iron by his wife. What's that to do with football, you ask? And more importantly...

Published 18 May 2010 10:09 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, England, Paparazzi, Fabio Capello, Wags
World Cup up in the air

So, last week there was the news that the 'Unofficial carrier of the 'You Know What', got a bit of a smackdown from FIFA for encroaching on its property. Yes, we're talking about Kulula , the low cost airline which made getting from Cape...

Published 23 Mar 2010 11:03 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, marketing, World Cup, Kulula, Advert, Restrictions, Ambush
Drink some of this good stuff!

Ah, ze Germans. Legendary for their precision, efficiency, culture and inventiveness. Ze Germans gave us Goethe , Einstein , quite a few notable musicians and that chap who used to drive a Ferrari. Football-wise, there have been a quite a few famous names...

Published 16 Feb 2010 17:13 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, Beer, Sneak, Germans, Booze
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
Opportunity knocks...it doesn’t tear the door down!

One of my colleagues mentioned to me the other day that there are so many people who seem to have a somewhat vague idea that there may just be some sort of opportunity around the now very imminent World Cup football tournament. But they just can't...

Published 15 Dec 2009 11:08 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, British Airways, Opportunities, knock
Pitted against the best? Good..!

Should South Africa be concerned that we've gotten a 'nightmare draw' to kick off the FIFA World Cup? Naaaah, I don't think so. Let's face it, the World Cup is supposed to be a showcase of all the very best football talent on the planet...

Published 8 Dec 2009 11:10 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, South Africa, World Cup, 2010, Draw, Nightmare
The colour of sport

By Donovan Jackson Running (pardon the pun) across a letter from an AfriForum bigwig highlighted some interesting points about sport and its potential role in society. Ideally, it should serve to unify. It is difficult not to consider the antics of our...

Published 1 Sep 2009 10:14 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, World Cup, Julius Malema, Makhaya Ntini, Caster Semenya, 800m world champion, Herschelle Gibbs, Bryan Habana, Chester Williams, AfriForum, Breyton Paulse, Winnie Mandela
World Cup accommodation fever? Cool your boots

By Donovan Jackson You know how we have discussed that we should be good to our international visitors when they come visiting? We should help them be aware that crime is a problem and that to avoid it, you need to be aware and take precautions? Well...

Published 23 Jul 2009 13:48 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, tenant, accommodation, 2010 accommodation, property rentals, house rentals

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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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