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Let Vuvuzelas and Footballs Become the Weapons of Global Conflict
Posted by: scottcsimpson
Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2010-12-24 11:41:22 -0800 | funny-news
As the revolutionary Che Guevara –now more famous for appearing on t-shirts than for his role in the Cuban revolution–once said about the game of football, “It is not just a simple game; it is a weapon of the revolution.”...
World Cup Visitors Make a Difference in Lesotho
Posted by: scottcsimpson
Maseru :: Lesotho | updated 2012-11-02 18:03:00 -0700 | causes-news
The Lesotho government has come under recent criticism for not doing enough to promote the mountain kingdom to international visitors during the World Cup. Scarce resources and bureaucratic apathy have both been blamed, but two local organizations are attempting to...
Lesotho Drops the World Cup Ball
Posted by: scottcsimpson
Maseru :: Lesotho | updated 2012-11-02 18:02:46 -0700 | sports-news
The 2010 FIFA World has been billed as “Africa’s World Cup,” but the rest of Africa seems to be benefiting little from the tournament, including countries right on South Africa’s doorstep. I spent the past weekend in the picturesque country...
Budweiser: Less Popular Than The Vuvuzela
Posted by: scottcsimpson
Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2010-12-24 11:45:12 -0800 | sports-news
Scott Simpson While the boisterous vuvuzela has garnered much criticism from visitors attending the 2010 World Cup, it is what South Africans describe as the “watered-down-beer-substitute" being sold at stadiums across the country that has incurred the wrath of many...
AIDS activists protest outside U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg
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Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2012-11-02 18:00:44 -0700 | causes-news
Thousands of protesters organised by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) descended on the U.S. Consulate in Sandton, Johannesburg Thursday afternoon and handed over a memorandum of requests to a U.S. government official. The organizers charged that the international community has...
Red Card for Jabulani
Posted by: scottcsimpson
Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2012-11-02 18:00:33 -0700 | sports-news
Billed as the roundest football ever created, the debut of the official 2010 World Cup match ball into the international football arena has been anything but smooth. Described as “the worst ball ever” by Nigeria’s Dickson Etuhu, the new ball...
