Category: south africa

Africa’s hopes blighted by poor planning

Africa’s World Cup teams are in trouble. Nigeria and Ivory Coast both sacked their coaches after disappointing performances in the Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon didn’t sack Paul Le Guen but the team’s tepid performance in Angola hardly augured well for South Africa. Algeria reached the semi-finals but their complete loss of discipline in their [...]

Friday March 12th, 2010 in algeria, Cameroon, ghana, ivory coast, Nigeria, south africa, Uncategorized, world cup | No Comments »

“Come for the football, stay for the women”

So you’ve forked out close to £1000 to fly to South Africa, plus several hundred pounds on top of that for match tickets to see your beloved national team, not to mention the eye-wateringly high amount you shelled out for accommodation… and then you give your tickets to a bus driver and go on a [...]

Monday February 15th, 2010 in Adverts, south africa | No Comments »

“Nationalism, tourism and sport”

As Sean Jacobs points out over at Africa Is a Country, “no one mixes nationalism, tourism and sport in a feelgood cocktail quite like the South African advertising industry”.

Friday February 5th, 2010 in Adverts, south africa, Uncategorized | No Comments »