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“Kenyans are upbeat. South Africa may be miles down south but most Kenyans are feeling closer to the world cup than ever.” Words of Salim Amin, founder and director of A24 Media (in the picture), who will cover the event thanks to a deal with EarthTV. They will be suspending their cameras in 4 stadiums in Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria.
“But besides working hard enough to see how
PRETORIA (Reuters) – The soccer World Cup is uniting South Africa, much like the 1995 world rugby victory helped break down racial barriers, and it will leave a legacy for decades to come, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.
South Africa becomes the first African nation to host the world's most watched tournament from Friday.
TODAY the Blue Bulls and the Stormers played the final of rugby’s Super 14 competition at Orlando stadium in Soweto. The match took place in the shadow of the intense symbolism of the Bulls semifinal game at the same stadium a week earlier.
The nation celebrated as tens of thousands of Blue Bulls supporters trekked to Soweto to share pap, vleis and Black Label beer with the locals. Urban legen
