Monday, April 26, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
A Tribute Fit for a King: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
This is a venue of great importance not only because of the name of the stadium but also because of the games that are scheduled there.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will have a capacity of 49,500 and will be a multi purpose facility launched at the World Cup in 2010.
Click here for the host city website.
Group matches to be played in Port Elizabeth
12th June - 1.30pm: Korea Republic v Greece
15th June - 4.00pm: Ivory Coast v Portugal
18th June - 1.30pm: Germany v Serbia
21st June - 4.00pm: Chile v Switzerland
23rd June - 4.00pm: Slovenia v England
Take a look at all the stadiums:
World Cup Group and Schedule: Grupos y Horarios de la Copa Mundia: Les Groupes et L'horaire de la coupe du monded
Date Venue
Result
11 June Johannesburg South Africa - Mexico
11 June Cape Town Uruguay - France
16 June Pretoria South Africa - Uruguay
17 June Polokwane France - Mexico
22 June Rustenburg Mexico - Uruguay
22 June Bloemfontein France - South Africa
Date Venue
Result
12 June Johannesburg Argentina - Nigeria
12 June Port Elizabeth Korea Republic - Greece
17 June Bloemfontein Greece - Nigeria
17 June Johannesburg Argentina - Korea Republic
22 June Durban Nigera - Korea republic
22 June Polokwane Greece - Argentina
Date Venue
Result
12 June Rustenburg England - United States
13 June Polokwane Algeria - Slovenia
18 June Johannesburg Slovenia - USA
18 June Cape Town England - Algeria
23 June Port Elizabeth Slovenia - England
23 June Pretoria USA - Algeria
Date Venue
Result
13 June Johannesburg Germany - Australia
13 June Pretoria Serbia - Ghana
18 June Port Elizabeth Germany - Serbia
19 June Rustenburg Ghana - Australia
23 June Johannesburg Ghana - Germany
23 June Nelspruit Australia - Serbia
Date Venue
Result
14 June Johannesburg Netherlands - Denmark
14 June Bloemfontein Japan - Cameroon
19 June Durban Netherlands - Japan
19 June Pretoria Cameroon - Denmark
24 June Rustenburg Denmark - Japan
24 June Cape Town Cameroon - Netherlands
Date Venue
Result
14 June Cape Town Italy - Paraguay
15 June Rustenburg New Zealand - Slovakia
20 June Bloemfontein Slovakia - Paraguay
20 June Nelspruit Italy - New Zealand
24 June Johannesburg Slovakia - Italy
24 June Polokwane Paraguay - New Zealand
Date Venue
Result
15 June Port Elizabeth Ivory Coast - Portugal
15 June Johannesburg Brazil - Korea DPR
20 June Johannesburg Brazil - Ivory Coast
21 June Cape Town Portugal - Korea DPR
25 June Durban Portugal - Brazil
25 June Nelspruit Korea DPR - Ivory Coast
Date Venue
Result
16 June Nelspruit Honduras - Chile
16 June Durban Spain - Switzerland
21 June Port Elizabeth Chile - Switzerland
21 June Johannesburg Spain - Honduras
25 June Pretoria Chile - Spain
25 June Bloemfontein Switzerland - Honduras
President Nelson Mandela Welcomes to South Africa: Sports and Politics Marriage
Nelson Mandela's famous quotes:
"I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
Nelson Mandela's statement from the dock in the Rivonia Trial ended with these words."
------------ Nelson Mandela's Inaugural Address ------------
Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, Distinguished Guests, Comrades and Friends: Today, all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud. Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all. All this we owe both to ourselves and to the peoples of the world who are so well represented here today
To my compatriots, I have no hesitation in saying that each one of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld. Each time one of us touches the soil of this land, we feel a sense of personal renewal. The national mood changes as the seasons change. We are moved by a sense of joy and exhilaration when the grass turns green and the flowers bloom
That spiritual and physical oneness we all share with this common homeland explains the depth of the pain we all carried in our hearts as we saw our country tear itself apart in a terrible conflict, and as we saw it spurned, outlawed and isolated by the peoples of the world, precisely because it has become the universal base of the pernicious ideology and practice of racism and racial oppression.
We, the people of South Africa, feel fulfilled that humanity has taken us back into its bosom, that we, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. We thank all our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity. We trust that you will continue to stand by us as we tackle the challenges of building peace, prosperity, non-sexism, non-racialism and democracy.
We deeply appreciate the role that the masses of our people and their political mass democratic, religious, women, youth, business, traditional and other leaders have played to bring about this conclusion. Not least among them is my Second Deputy President, the Honorable F.W. de Klerk.
We would also like to pay tribute to our security forces, in all their ranks, for the distinguished role they have played in securing our first democratic elections and the transition to democracy, from blood-thirsty forces which still refuse to see the light.
The time for the healing of the wounds has come.
The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come.
The time to build is upon us.
We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation. We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
We succeeded to take our last steps to freedom in conditions of relative peace. We commit ourselves to the construction of a complete, just and lasting peace.
We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity--a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.
As a token of its commitment to the renewal of our country, the new Interim Government of National Unity will, as a matter of urgency, address the issue of amnesty for various categories of our people who are currently serving terms of imprisonment.
We dedicate this day to all the heroes and heroines in this country and the rest of the world who sacrificed in many ways and surrendered their lives so that we could be free.
Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward.
We are both humbled and elevated by the honor and privilege that you, the people of South Africa, have bestowed on us, as the first President of a united, democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa, to lead our country out of the valley of darkness.
We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom.
We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world.
Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.
Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world.
Let freedom reign. The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement! God bless Africa! Thank you
"This is an excerpt from Reading About the World, edited by Paul Brians, Mary Gallwey, Douglas Hughes, Michael Myers, Michael Neville, Roger Schlesinger, Alice Spitzer, and Susan Swan and published by American Heritage Custom Books."
World Cup Soccer and The List of Host Cities in South Africa: La Lista de las Ciudades Enfitrionas: Les Villes D'accueil
Stadium: Soccer City Stadium / Ellis Park Stadium
Where to Stay: Johannesburg 2010 Accommodation
Johannesburg is a booming, happening city and the emphasis is on making money, whether in business or on the streets.
2010 Host City Pretoria
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Where to Stay: Pretoria 2010 Accommodation
The administrative capital of South Africa, Pretoria is a place of culture with a series of theatres, museums and monuments, roses growing beautifully .
2010 Host City Cape Town
2010 Host City Cape Town
Stadium: Green Point Stadium
Where to Stay: Cape Town 2010 Accommodation
2010 Host City Durban
Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Where to Stay: Durban 2010 Accommodation
2010 Host City Port Elizabeth
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Where to Stay: Port Elizabeth 2010 Accommodation
2010 Host City Nelspruit
Stadium: Mbombela Stadium
Where to Stay: Nelspruit 2010 Accommodation
2010 Host City Polokwane
Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Where to Stay: Polokwane 2010 Accommodation
2010 Host City Rustenburg
Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Where to Stay: Rustenburg 2010 Accommodation
2010 Host City Bloemfontein
Stadium: Free State Stadium
Where to Stay: Bloemfontein 2010 Accommodation
First Matches and Dates: First Round Matches Will Be Played at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, Limpopo
• Sunday, 13 June 2010 - Algeria vs Slovenia
• Thursday, 17 June 2010 - France vs Mexico
• Tuesday, 22 June 2010 - Greece vs Argentina
• Thursday, 24 June 2010 - Paraguy vs New Zealand
South Africa Stadium Venues: List of Stadiums
The Final 10 Stadiums
• Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
• Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
• Nelson Mandela Stadium, Port Elizabeth
• Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
• Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
• Soccer City, Johannesburg
• Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
• Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
• Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
• Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Saturday, April 24, 2010
World Cup Readiness:How to Understand Soccer: Como Entender el Futbol: Comment Comprendre the Football
Welcome to WorldCupBlogPost: All The News That Is Fit for all Past, Present and Future World Cups
Monday, April 5, 2010
Kwazulu Natal List of Hotels and Inns
Suburb / Town List by Regions
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• Berea Hotels (4) • Cowies Hill Hotels (1) • Durban Beachfront Hotels (2)
• Durban Central Hotels (3) • Durban North Hotels (1) • Glenashley Hotels (1)
• Hillcrest Hotels (1) • Kloof Hotels (1) • Morningside Hotels (1)
• Musgrave Hotels (2) • Umhlanga Hotels (3) • Westville Hotels (2)
Umhlanga Coastline {view all Umhlanga Coastline Hotels}
• Mount Edgecombe Hotels (1) • Umdloti Hotels (1) • Umhlanga Rocks Hotels (2)
Valley of 1000 Hills {view all Valley of 1000 Hills Hotels}
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• Melville Beach Hotels (1) • Munster Hotels (1) • Pennington Hotels (3)
• Port Edward Hotels (1) • Port Shepstone Hotels (1) • Ramsgate Hotels (1)
• San Lameer Hotels (1) • Scottburgh Hotels (1) • Selborne Hotels (1)
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• Bergville Hotels (4) • Cathedral Peak Hotels (1) • Champagne Valley Hotels (4)
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• Balgowan Hotels (2) • Boston Hotels (1) • Dargle Hotels (2)
• Hilton Hotels (1) • Howick Hotels (5) • Ixopo Hotels (1)
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• Rosetta Hotels (1)
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• Dundee Hotels (3) • Isandlwana Hotels (1) • Ladysmith Hotels (1)
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• Vryheid Hotels (1) • Winterton Hotels (4)
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Zululand {view all Zululand Hotels}
• AmaZulu Game Reserve Hotels (1) • Hluhluwe Hotels (5) • Isandlwana Hotels (1)
• Pongola Hotels (5) • Pongola Game Reserve Hotels (1) • Pongolapoort Hotels (1)
• Richards Bay Hotels (1) • Rorkes Drift Hotels (3) • Vryheid Hotels (1)
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Elephant Coast {view all Elephant Coast Hotels}
• Hluhluwe Hotels (5) • Jozini Hotels (1) • Kosi Bay Hotels (1)
• Lake Sibaya Hotels (1) • Mabibi Hotels (1) • Mkuze Hotels (4)
• Mkuze Game Reserve Hotels (2) • St Lucia Hotels (2)
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Dolphin Coast {view all Dolphin Coast Hotels}
• Ballito Hotels (4) • Blythedale Beach Hotels (1) • Princes Grant Hotels (1)
• Salt Rock Hotels (3) • Shakas Rock Hotels (1) • Stanger Hotels (2)
• Zimbali Hotels (2)