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Re: Is South Africa ready for the World Cup?

facebook-872925439 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:09:20 -0000

I looks like the stadiums are all going to get ready in time or even ahead of schedule. That's big plus.

It shows that some of the international criticism is a bit overrated. Maybe we need to put a bit more trust into South Africans when it comes to organizing this event.

Russia apparently can't get that done for the 2014 Winter Olympics ;-)

Re: Why World AIDS Day is not over

twitter-37877609 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:41:11 -0000

Neighbourly love...! I keep coming back to this post!!!

Re: Child Rape in South Africa

Andika — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:49:44 -0000

I live in Indonesia, and one of my South African's friend told me about this issue to me as well as this website link. She told me, this is one of her reason why she finally choose to live here, In Jakarta for the past 8 years.

Really sorry for her, and for other refugees and victims. It is very sadly, if you have to leave your own home town, that you actually really love, just because you're scared and threatened to live there.

Can't imagine if it happened here, in my lovely country.

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

leighlingling — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:50:50 -0000

I think that if it wasn't a African country which was in this situation then no one would have complained about it.This was just another excuse for the World Cup not to land on the African soil or bloody hell make us look like Prematives!

The Europeans have their way of celebrating and therefore why can't they accept our differences,this is just another prejudice act.

WHO complains about their chanting and the majority of their blokes being drunk on the stands and another problem is them having nasty comments when African players are playing in the English Premier League.Ever thought why the FIFA Say No To Racism campaign results from??????????

I'm doing an assignment and practical for Design about the issue and I'm glad I came accross this site to get the different views.

I say OUR PRIDE,OUR INVENTION,OUR VUVUZELA

"COME & CELEBRATE THE MAGIC OF AFRICA "

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

borislav — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:32:01 -0000

Are you really think they can ban it? no way.
Fans are buy-vuvuzela,com every day

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

Kay-El — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:35:49 -0000

Oh Come on - the Vuyvuzela is joyous - it uplifts the spirits of the fans and the players. It makes the soccer stadiums rock. And when you see the fans arrive, all dressed up in the regalia, clutching their vuvus you know that they are ready for serious football. South African soccer fans are passionate about the beautiful game ... and about their vuvuzelas.

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

Jeremy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:23 -0000

South African fans are saying the rest of the world (not just Europe) isn't respecting their football culture.

Well, let's say Brazil are playing against France in the 2010 World Cup. The Brazilian supporters will be chanting "Brasil! Brasil!" to the beat of the samba drums & creating a carnival; the French will be singing "La Marseillaise" & "Allez les Bleus".

BUT unfortunately, both groups of supporters will be totally & continually drowned (and droned) out by this: "BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ".

WHO is being disrespectful?

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

D Matheson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:51 -0000

Sett Blatter is right, FIFA oughtn't try to Europeanise an African World Cup. Having lived in S Africa, I know the excitement lent to the general atmosphere of a match when fans are allowed to express themselves with the stadium horns. The sound is synonymous with great football in that country. Keep the vuvuzela!!!

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

bootylover — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:21:49 -0000

worst sound ever.
bang a drum, learn a chant.
dont blow a crappy kazoo just because you can.
i hope there is never another world cup in africa as long
as i live.

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

Fut Ball — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:40:14 -0000

South African football has great songs that does not need the vuvuzela:

http://www.footballiscominghome.net/video/the-v...

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

Kath — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:02:45 -0000

KEEP THE VUVUZELA!! People will get used to the sound and apparently it's not so bad IN the stadium as on TV.. So what is the moral of the story? GET YOUR BUT DOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA AND WATCH THE GAME LIVE! Then you won't need to hear an incessant drone from your little speakers :)

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

jennyjenjen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:42:00 -0000

I'm going to argue this for the sake of making an argument -- but the vuvuzela is what keeps South African football... well, South African football. Why bring the World Cup to SA and turn it into a European game?

Okay, yeah, I'm not fond of the sound. But banning them entirely? Aren't we taking away what South Africans really enjoy about the game?

Can there be compromise?

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

Tuska — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:33:05 -0000

The vuvuzela is so cool I want one when I come to SA for the world cup.

Re: Should FIFA ban the Vuvuzela from World Cup 2010?

kholzapfel — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:31:34 -0000

The problem is that the vuvuzelas level everything else out. There is no chanting, or feeling the regular change of emotions in the crowd with that constant noise. Unfortuantely not all of these guys are the next Hugh Masekelas. I'd opt for banning them. But now a certain culture has been established already and people will complain.

Re: Beware of the female powers

jennyjenjen — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:09:05 -0000

I think this is interesting for so-called Westerners to see because I think Americans are somehow falsely trained by our media, including film and entertainment, to think that women in Islamic countries are weak or inhibited in some manner. It is not true and I think this is a great example of how women play a more complex role in cultures like those of Iran than we are trained to believe by the media.

Re: Beware of the female powers

Monica — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:05:53 -0000

As the women's struggle song goes here in South Africa: “Wathint’ Abafazi! Wa thint
Imbokotho!”

If you strike a woman, you strike a rock!

Women all over the world have shown themselves to be fearless fighters for freedom, equality and rights.

Re: Child Rape in South Africa

zorito — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:23:17 -0000

beautiful blog merciiiii

Re: The Legacy of Olof Palme

Matthew — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:53:52 -0000

It's always interesting to find out about the outside influences that helped end apartheid - something that I really didn't know much about while living there. I knew South Africa wasn't allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, but didn't know about specific people or movements. At UCSD I found out about the protests there during the 80s, where students (including one who is now a professor there) camped out in tents in front of one of the libraries in a (successful) effort to encourage the UC Regents to divest from South Africa. In learning about efforts like these, and the attention still given to them years later, I am hopeful that Africa will become a more important region, rather than the afterthought it so often is, to the rest of the world.

Re: The Legacy of Olof Palme

jennyjenjen — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:43:31 -0000

Well, the rumors are just that -- rumors. It is not my place to entertain rumors. Palme cannot be brought back from the dead, and what we as a society do in South Africa and around the world in the name of justice and equality requires that we have some hindsight and understand why and how figures like Palme worked for a good cause.

Re: The Legacy of Olof Palme

Der/die/das Namibia — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:36:27 -0000

It is funny that you should draw attention to Palme's assassination with regards to the huge impact he had on the anti-apartheid movement without even mentioning that there are strong rumours that it was the old Apartheid Regime itself that had ordered Palme's killing. In fact, most South Africans, left and right, believe that it was a deed of the notorious Civil Cooperation Bureau. Have you ever been to South Africa?

Re: How many stadiums are going to be used for World Cup 2010?

Klaus_Holzapfel — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:22:57 -0000

Thanks for the update. There were 16 stadiums in Germany in '06. Some of them new - others completely overhauled. It was a huge ordeal. I know South Africa is going through a major effort to build the infrastructure.

One question that remains is, what's happening with the stadiums afterwards,

There is no professional soccer league close to what we have in Europe.

It will require some creativity to put these great facilites to use...

Re: 500 days until the 2010 World Cup kick-off

BrendaMurrow — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:08:04 -0000

Hi Klaus,
You certainly painted both sides of the possible outcome, I had no idea there is so much tension building up to the event. You've got me paying attention now, thanks. I'll be on the edge of my seat as a fan for South Africa to pull this off successfully!

Re: Child Rape in South Africa

Rachel — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:21:12 -0000

this is sad... god i freak if i lived there and had to worrie about me or my daughter

Re: Culture and tradition: good versus bad

BrendaMurrow — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:09:59 -0000

I'm so glad to see you making the distinction between what is voluntary vs. mandatory participation in "cultural activities." Unfortunately, so much discrimination and violation of human rights goes under the cultural banner so as to discourage outside viewpoints on what is and is not fair treatment for all. I really appreciate this blog post, thank you!

Re: Child Rape in South Africa

oratio — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:54:23 -0000

Good artice. The black ANC government didn't really make much difference. With ministers that believe that you can cure AIDS by eating a healthy diet, things dont look that bright for change. Its not only rape. Its one part of a much bigger pattern caused by fundamental problems. You risk getting killed just for stopping your car at crossing lights. The flood of drugs, weapons and a many millions living in despair with low or no education makes a whole lotta crazy.