Having made that choice myself 8 years ago, it is sad that I would probably come to the same conclusion as you if faced with the same decision...
What we really care about here is not the IMAGE but the REALITY of South Africa. Though you might come to the opposite conclusion based upon...
I live in South Africa but it took 7 years for me to visit Jo'burg during the summer rather than the winter and it was a revelation. I finally...
Your information may be spot on. There were many things "fixed" at this world cup. "Pilanesburg Int'l. Airport" = you're having a laugh!...
Where do you get your facts from? Besides South Africa having their matches pre-arranged, I was not aware of any other matches being allocated...
The heating panels? Only effective for a small area, 100 sq ft or so. Until this year were sold without a thermostat so were actually wasteful...
Re: ACSA's luck runs out ... The problem is that King Shaka was opened far too soon before it could become fully operational, due to political...
Re: ACSA's luck runs out ... Nee, Mevrou ... A lot of fans lost big time and I feel gutted for them. I am not so sure about the one...
Re: ACSA's luck runs out ... Story gets worse ... http://www.theherald.co.za/article.aspx?id=582236
ACSA's luck runs out ... http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article539464.ece/Planes-still-delayed-at-King-Shaka Yesterday's events in Durban...
The R/16 match in Port Elizabeth, Uruguay-South Korea had barely 20,000 people attending with an announced attendance of over 30,000. In Cape...
Unlike the typical USA disposable phone from AT&T or disposable UK one from Virgin, the South African phones are now unlocked and can be used in...
It has been a week since my son had his player escort experience so I am overdue for a follow up report. First of all, the children are given a...
The people responsible? Soccer City obviously has a purpose, as a national stadium as does the Cape Town stadium. Soccer City may work as a...
Can I speak for you, Sister Gronum? South African society runs on "hand outs", a huge percentage of national income is spent on social benefits...
Great that some people are taking the time to give us their reports. My experience has been limited to the Cape, matches in Cape Town and Port...
I agree, you should be fine. After an earlier group match at the PE stadium, I noted that there was 1 airport shuttle bus pre-positioned...
Buy a cheap netbook in UK and bring that. You could use the free daily 10 minutes at Mugg and Bean for specifically heavy bandwidth use....
We have had mainly Cat 4 seats bought during different phases. The ones we have used have been for Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. As a smaller...
That is absolutely the story with Port Elizabeth. Unless the stadium is intended as a social amenity for the people of the eastern cape with...
Hear, hear!
What's with these ultra defensive South Africans? I only meet your type on the internet, never in real life and I have lived in South Africa...
That was in Germany, I believe. In some of the countries participating in the 2006 WC, like Holland, they gave out scarves (and we still have the...
Too true. I am sure the sponsors of the Player Escort program, McDonald's, would be the first to jump all over their sub-contractors' backs for...
The airport bus (and the stadium shuttle) stops 100 yards from the Formula 1 hotel. That hotel is now doing gangbuster business now that the...