World Cup Bargains For Football Fans As Hotels Slash Prices
by No Author Listed (Article | Telegraph - May 3)
Hundreds of hotel owners in South Africa have reported a low uptake of accommodation and are desperately cutting prices in an attempt to get bookings before the 2010 Fifa World Cup kicks off on 11 June. more details | go to article

FIFA: Unsure Where Teams Based For WCup In Safrica
by Associated Press (Article | Yahoo - February 23)
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke says he still doesn’t know where all 32 World Cup teams will be based during the tournament in South Africa. more details | go to article

S.Africa Acknowledges Work To Be Done For World Cup
by Tiisetso Motsoeneng (Article | Yahoo - July 1)
South Africa cannot rest on its laurels after a positive FIFA appraisal of the Confederations Cup and must address outstanding problems before next year’s World Cup, organisers said on Wednesday. more details | go to article

Looking For Lodging For 2010
by Jeré Longman (Article | New York Times - June 18)
Four hours’ drive south of Johannesburg is this quiet city, the judicial capital of South Africa and the hometown of Zola Budd, the barefoot runner who collided infamously with Mary Decker during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. more details | go to article

Kruger Plays In S. Africa World Cup Plans
by Alexandra Lesieur (Article | Yahoo - February 19)
Lounging peacefully on the terrace, watching the elephants, leopards and antelopes gather at the watering hole. more details | go to article