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Mpuma community to benefit from 2010 venture
22 July - The construction of the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga is taking place on 118 hectares of land which has recently been restored to the Matsafeni community.
World Cup's green legacy for Joburg
22 July - More trees, clean rivers and green playing fields are some of the long-lasting benefits from the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ that Joburg’s residents will enjoy.
See you in 2010 Madiba: Fifa
21 July - Fifa President Sepp Blatter has promised to see former South African President Nelson Mandela at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa™.
Eskom engages municipalities for 2010
18 July - An Eskom project team is working with the metro and municipal electricity departments to ensure the reliability of electricity supply to the stadiums, broadcasting centres, base camps and venues for the 2010 Fifa World Cup™, the power utility said in its annual report released on Thursday.
Nelson Mandela - SA's 2010 envoy
18 July - "The world cup will help unify people, if there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people together it is soccer."
Gauteng ahead of schedule for 2010
17 July - Gauteng is ahead of schedule with the construction of all host stadia ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™.
Port Elizabeth to hold 2010 security exercise
16 July - The army, navy, police and airforce are set to descend on Port Elizabeth later in July to conduct a training exercise ahead of the 2010 World Cup, police said on Wednesday.
Durban's Moses Mabhida to be a year-round event
15 July - Durban has planned ahead to ensure that it's R2.6-billion Moses Mabhida Stadium is not only a single code sporting facility, but a sustainable, multi-function events theatre promising to attract people 365 days a year.
Volunteering open to all SA residents
15 July - The Local Organising Committee (LOC) says volunteering for the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup™ is open to everyone who is a legal resident of South Africa.
World Cup readiness test for Mpumalanga
11 July -The Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup, which will see countries from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) battling it out, will also be a test for Mpumalanga’s preparations towards hosting the 2010 Fifa World™ Cup matches.
2010 final venue wows Fifa
11 July - Fifa Secretary General Jerome Valcke says he was very impressed with his first visit to the iconic Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
700 days left to 2010 Fifa World Cup in SA
10 July - With 700 days left to the kickoff of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™ to be hosted in Africa for the first time, South Africa has made considerable strides to ensure that the World Cup will be a resounding success.
South Africans heed call for volunteers
10 July - The Local Organising Committee (LOC) have reported a resounding response to their call for South Africans to volunteer during the 2009 Confederations Cup™ to be held in South Africa.
Communication
Hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is an opportunity of a lifetime for the country and continent. South Africa will make the most of this unique opportunity to express and further build unity and pride amongst South Africans; to inspire our youth; to market the country to the world; and to create a communication climate that helps use this chance to speed up development and expand opportunities.
This is the first African World Cup and South Africa will build alliances with African communicators to build African solidarity, market the continent, develop the capacity of Africa to influence global news and information flows and to tell our own stories of Africa.
In its communication approach the Government will follow its principles of maximum communication and information to the public.
The government and agencies such as the International Marketing Council and South African Tourism are working together for integrated communication, as well as working closely with the Organising Committee.
In addition, communicators have recognised that taking advantage of this communication opportunity requires a joint effort of communicators across society, and in the many creative and communication disciplines. So communicators have come together in a private public partnership - the 2010 National Communication Partnership.
The Partnership’s purpose is to provide a strategic framework and coordination for communication in the context of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It identifies key interventions and projects which are implemented by its various members.
After establishing itself nationally through 2005/06, the Partnership will now work on building alliances with communicators on the African conference and in the diaspora.
For more on the 2010 National Communication Partnership