54 Tips on Things You Must Do While in South Africa for the World Cup
Region: South AfricaCross posted from Border Jumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world are headed to South Africa to watch the World Cup, descending on Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and six other cities across the country for the biggest sporting event the continent has ever seen. Yet, not everyone headed there is a sports fan. Some are being dragged by spouses, some by fri... more
Views: 2588USA And England In Country For 2010 FIFA World Cup
Region: South Africa2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: England And USA In Country USA ARRIVES..... 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) would like to welcome the national team of the United States of America, who arrived in the country for the tournament this afternoon (31 May) at OR Tambo International Airport. “The USA won the hearts of many South Africans when they made it to the final o... more
Views: 2292Acting It Out for Advocacy
Region: South AfricaThis is the final blog in a three-part series about FANRPAN's work. It was co-written by Sithembile Ndema, FANRPAN's Natural Resources and Environment Programme Manager and Danielle Nierenberg. Crossposted from Nourishing the Planet. The Food and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network's (FANRPAN) Women Accessing Realigned Markets (WARM) project aims at strengthening the capacity of women farmers influence in agricu... more
Views: 1174In the Fight Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS, There is no Silver Bullet
Region: South AfricaCross posted from Border Jumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack. In the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS, there is no silver bullet. And as we travel throughout sub-Saharan Africa we are seeing dozens of innovative ways that organizations, governments, and individuals are working to fight the disease. One of the organizations that stands out, thanks to their variety ... more
Views: 19332010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Salvadoran Football Association Suspended
Region: South Africa2010 FIFA World Cup : Suspended: Salvadoran Football Association 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 11 May 2010 FIFA Press Release The FIFA Emergency Committee decided yesterday, 11 May 2010, to suspend the Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) on account of government interference. This decision by FIFA is based on the fact that the statutes ratified by the FESFUT general assembly in August ... more
Views: 2302In South Africa, Sesame Street's HIV-Positive Muppet Raises Awareness
Region: South Africa
As the children's show Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, premiering its new season today, one cute and cuddly Muppet on its South African edition continues to help combat and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. While Sesame Street is seen in over 140 countries, each version addresses local issues and has different Muppets. Golden-yellow Kami made her debut on the South African Sesame Street co-pro... more
Views: 3302Vettori, Elliott lead NZ to final
Region: South Africa
Grant Elliott and Daniel Vettori guided an incredibly thin batting line-up, blighted by injuries, to a modest target which was made more difficult to achieve by the variety in Pakistan's bowling attack. The New Zealand batsmen, who came out blazing at the start, made sure Pakistan never got back-to-back wickets, and the required run-rate never became too high for a well-timed batting Powerplay to redress. The five-wick... more
Views: 1569TRIATHLON FOR THE GOOD CAUSE - TEAM STREETKIDS IS BACK
Region: South AfricaWe ran, we swam, we cycled, we skated and we boarded - now it is time to TRI - for the good cause WHAT: HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR THE GOOD CAUSE AND START BUILDING YOUR OWN LEGACY BY GIVING BACK TO THOSE IN NEED. CHARITY: TEAM STREETKIDS IS A PROJECT OF THE NON-PROFIT http://www.wecare4.ch/ FOUNDED BY SWISS TRIATHLON PRO SVEN HUNGERBÜHLER. TEAM STREETKIDS IS DEDICATED TO RAISING MONEY FOR ORP... more
Views: 1427"India, Australia favourites for CT"
Region: South Africa"India are very good, they've learnt how to travel and win and they have destructive bowlers and hitters in their line-up," Former South African batsman Jonty Rhodes said. "But Australia are written off far too easily, they will obviously be strong contenders, they have a good record in the competition and they know how to win," he added. "Home ground advantage is meaning less because all teams travel so much now and... more
Views: 734"Steyn failed drug test during IPL"
Region: South Africa"We are aware of the result and submitted a report immediately to the IPL on why this has happened," Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Gerald Majola said. "There was a marginal increase in the presence of morphine in the sample and that was due to painkillers he took during that period. We are awaiting a reply from the IPL authorities," he said. "This is not a doping violation as such but an adverse analytical fin... more
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