9 February 2010
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Schools football tournament kicks off

The development of footballers at school level in South Africa has received a major boost with an injection of a R30-million (US$3.9-million) sponsorship into the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup, an annual tournament.

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Liliesleaf to sprout new hotel

Liliesleaf, the farm that once sheltered Nelson Mandela and other banned political fugitives during apartheid, is set to become even more of an attraction with a R75-million hotel due to open there in 2011.

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SA songbird wins top opera prize

South Africa’s opera talent is among the world’s best, as was proven at the recent Veronica Dunne Competition in Ireland where two of the country’s most acclaimed home-grown performers walked off with first and second prize.

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New research key to HIV treatment

Scientists from Imperial College London in the UK and Harvard University in the US have discovered a key structure of the integrase enzyme found in HIV, and retroviruses opening the door to better treatment of HIV.

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2010 Fifa World Cup
Goodwill Balls get 2010 mood rolling
The Hyundai Goodwill Ball road show is taking 32 giant footballs, one for each team that will play in the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to participating nations to collect thousands of fans’ signatures.
• World Cup fever spreads abroad
 
The media
Dual degrees from Wits, Columbia

The Department of Journalism at Johannesburg's University of the Witwatersrand has announced a new dual-degree programme with the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York, allowing students to study and receive degrees from both institutions.
• Reshaping reportage on Africa
 
The media
Fifa guarantees press freedom

World football body Fifa has reassured South African and international media that the purpose of its terms and conditions for accreditation for reporting on the 2010 World Cup “is not, and has never been, to restrict press freedom”.
• SA celebrates media freedom
 
Growth and Democracy
SA gets tough on traffic crime

Habitually reckless drivers will soon be banned from South Africa’s roads in a bid to help reduce fatalities and promote responsible motoring.
• Travelling by minibus taxi in SA
 
Economy and business
Brand South Africa in Davos

Brand South Africa had a vibrant presence at the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January, with a focus on the 2010 Fifa World Cup. In this photo essay we bring you the highlights.
• Photo essay: Soccer City Stadium
 
The media
Rewarding good African reporting

In July 2010 the seventh annual Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards will recognise journalists from around the world who have excelled in reporting accurate and unbiased news about the continent.
• Boosting African journalism
 
2010 Fifa World Cup
World Cup ticket sales soar

Africa’s first Fifa World Cup looks set to be a sold-out affair, with South Africans, Americans and the English showing heavy interest in the third phase of ticket applications.
• SA pride in World Cup at 90%
 
2010 Fifa World Cup
World Cup matches to be in 3D

South Africa’s national football squad Bafana Bafana will become part of broadcasting history when their opening game of the 2010 Fifa World Cup is filmed and screened in 3D.
• Global fan parks for 2010
 

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