World Cup will be safe, says German security expert
The security precautions taken by South Africa in the run-up to the football World Cup meet the highest standards, a security expert from Germany’s parliament said Tuesday. Frank Hofmann, Acting Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs in Berlin, was speaking to the German Press Agency DPA after an information-gathering visit to South Africa. “We […]
53,000 world cup tickets sold in 8 hours
The first eight hours of the fifth and last sales phase saw a huge demand for 2010 FIFA World Cup Tickets. Over 53,000 tickets were sold within this period at the 600 FNB branches countrywide and the 11 ticketing centres in the host cities. At 16:00 SA time, tickets for a total of 23 matches […]
