Posts Tagged world cup
More World Cup News: It’s Better to Be a Tourist in Mozambique Than a Shackdweller at KwaMnyandu
Mozambique is hoping to turn its gorgeous beaches and relatively low murder rate into a World Cup tourism windfall.
Nomfundo Mcetywa has written a fascinating article about the South African government’s attempts to hide signs of poverty before the World Cup by eradicating shacklands in areas likely to be seen by tourists. According to Mcetywa, “FIFA [...]
Who Runs the World Cup? Part One.
Tim Modise, the communications director for the 2010 World Cup, has been visiting London and has given the press an update about South Africa’s preparations for the tournament. It’s the usual smattering of concern over construction delays and reassurance about crime. But I’m always curious about the people who play important roles for the [...]
Around the World Cup
On a slow news day in football (and they’re almost all slow news days, unless you like transfer gossip and hearing that Y has backed Z) nothing beguiles the hours like imagining the next World Cup, when a new generation of players will come together to prove their greatness by savagely headbutting one another. Most [...]
