JEDDAH: The South African Consulate General said on Saturday that all arrangements are in place to host the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup and that it will start issuing special visas come March."Requests for visas, accompanied by the World Cup tickets, will be considered within five working days...

One of the major sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ has launched its biggest-ever global advertising campaign in support of the football spectacular. 'History of Celebration', one of a series of Coca-Cola commercials for 2010, has just hit television and cinema screens in South Africa. It features football legend,...

In Zimabwe, the exclusive and lucrative contract to sell Fifa's World Cup hospitality packages has been awarded to president Robert Mugabe's nephew, businessman and former Zanu-PF MP Philip Chiyangwa, who is the subject of international sanctions. Chiyangwa's Native Investment Group (NIG)...

Budweiser has handed out a six-figure PR brief in an attempt to capitalise on its status as official beer sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev has turned to Lexis to position Budweiser as the brand that delivers 'a great World Cup experience'. The consumer agency triumphed...

The 2010 Soccer World Cup Organising Committee has allayed fears of power outages at South African stadia in June and July this year. This follows a seven-minute power cut on Friday night at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein during the Super 14 rugby encounter between the Cheetahs and the Blue Bulls...

The Department of Transport (DoT) has issued a tender for the management and provision of general spectator transport for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The department is interested in securing the services of an operating management entity to procure, operate and manage interprovincial and regional road...

The province's geographical position at high altitude and abundance of amenities, including world-class hotels, training facilities and stadiums, have ensured that at least 16 of the 32 countries will be based in the province. Some of the top countries who have decided to set up camp in Gauteng are Holland, Brazil,...

New York-listed renewable energy company Yingli Green Energy has become the first-ever renewable energy company to be a sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, as well as being the first Chinese company to seal a global sponsorship deal with the football governing body. "I am extremely pleased that...