Here’s a weird bit of news that’s sure to affect people’s experience at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in a few months: A company called the Kelp Environmental Learning Project (K.E.L.P) has introduced an environmentally friendly vuvuzela. Here’s a video about it: Apparently the group, based in Kommetjie, South Africa, use dried kelp horns to create [...]
We’ve recently launched a “Wall of Supporters” on the website for our 2010 FIFA World Cup-centric initiative, South Africa Project. A minimum of ten dollars buys you a spot on the wall. In exchange for your donation, your personal avatar is posted and provides some visibility for your online presence including a searchable URL. Via [...]
In November of 2008, Ubuntu Now announced a partnership with Sonke Gender Justice– a South African organization that promotes social awareness of gender issues relating to the local HIV/AIDS epidemic. Today, we are pleased to introduce a new member of the Ubuntu Now / South Africa Project network: the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Program [TVEP]. Like [...]
Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr It is with disgust and incredulity that I read daily about the heinous crime of “corrective rape” that is still taking place on the streets of South Africa, especially in the “African Townships” (basically poorer suburbs inhabited by Africans, such as Soweto, Gugulethu, Langa, Kayalitsha etc.) Corrective rape is [...]
Image by MajoraCarterGroup via Flickr The ongoing debate as to whether the sex trade in South Africa should be decriminalised or legalised has gained momentum as the 2010 Soccer World Cup approaches. In this article we take a look at various reasons why this should happen, and ask for your feedback. The decriminalisation of sex [...]
While World AIDS Day is graciously honored by millions around the world on December 1 of every year, the unfortunate truth is that not a single day can fully give justice to the reality that more than 33 million people around the world live with HIV every single day of their lives. Even more difficult [...]
Today is World Aids Day. It is being recognized around the world. Google and Twitter have changed their homepages to a red background. Aids Epidemic Update reports that the total number of world-wide infections has been declining by 17% over the last 8 years. Still 33,4 million people are infected with HIV – that’s more [...]
It’s far more important than you may think, and teams spend a lot of time trying to think through exactly how their jersey should appear, what colors, designs, logos, and even what fabrics to use: modern sportswear have quite a few different fabric options, a lot more than cotton or polyester. That’s why it’s pretty [...]
News sources are reporting that a 50-person delegation from FIFA toured the various facilities under construction in South Africa late last month and found everything going very well and all major venue construction projects on schedule to be done by the end of 2009. That’s five stadiums: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth), Moses Mabhida [...]
The countdown for the World Cup has long begun and many South Africans are looking forward to the day finally arriving. The recent Confederations Cup was a taste of the 2010 World Cup and things to come. The media hype has increased over the last couple of months and all programmes and stations continue announcing [...]
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