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You've seen him, the cute 2010 mascot Zakumi. What does he have in common with our Zulu Mr. President, Jacob Zuma? Apparently, little Zakumis and little presidents of the republic are coming out of the same Chinese factory to satisfy the needs of...

Published 2 Feb 2010

Even as the final countdown towards the World Cup in South Africa is underway, more silliness seems to emerge from overseas. Just this morning, some oke who is in charge of Bayern Munich was whingeing on about what a big mistake it was for Sepp to send...

Published 27 Jan 2010

The cowardly attack on the Togolese soccer team has quite possibly only been surpassed by the callous response of CAF to the surviving members and support staff. When people who spend so much time together that they can be regarded as a family have to...

Published 13 Jan 2010

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

I was in equal parts amused and annoyed by a letter to News24 in which a Capetonian, in rather typical Capetonian fashion, provided a handy guide to what he believes is proper tourist behaviour. Submitted, of course, under a pseudonym. Up on this end...

Published 22 Dec 2009

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

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

Around rolls 1 December and it seems all of South Africa is ready for at least two things: the holidays and the FIFA World Cup draw taking place in Cape Town this coming Friday. It's really happening, the rich and the famous from the soccer playing...

Published 1 Dec 2009

Not sure that this bears repeating, but now David Beckham has come out with shock revelations . This is hot on the heels of Joost's 'Okay it was me in the holey jocks' admission and the even more scurrilous story of Andre Agassi's toupee...

Published 24 Nov 2009

Just as Joburg slides bizarrely back into winter, I engineered an escape to the mother city. It's all sunshine and happiness down here, people, except for the sunshine bit. See, the weather was so horrible upcountry that none of the inbound flights...

Published 20 Nov 2009