2010 Soccer World Cup South Africa

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The 2010 World Cup Soccer (football) event is taking place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July. Find out how to buy tickets; where the World Cup Stadiums are and how to get there; what World Cup tours are on offer; how to get to South Africa and more.

Tickets to the 2010 World Cup

Tickets for the World Cup are on sale now, but getting a ticket is complicated. There are 5 distinct "Ticket Sales Phases". The period from 20 February 2009 to 7 April 2010 is divided into 4 separate Ticket Sales.....................

Google Street View South Africa

Google Street View: Should South Africans be worried or is the world just paranoid?

Google Street View is coming to South Africa and it seems people are unsure if they should be terrified or excited.

In an effort to make some sense of the issue, I’ve decided to write a few words on the following :

1. What is Street View and how does Google create it?
2. What are the privacy concerns surrounding Google Street View?
3. A personal perspective on privacy.

What is Google Street View?

Google Street View is an extension of the very popular Google Maps.
It allows users to ‘go down to street level’ and see what it looks like at [...] Continue Reading…

Two years ago, Google sent out an army of hybrid electric automobiles, each one bearing nine cameras on a single pole. Armed with a GPS and three laser range scanners, this fleet of cars began an endless quest to photograph every highway and byway in the free world.

One of the best jobs in the world?

Google (GOOG) has hired two lucky young men to ride around France on dopey looking tricycles snapping up photos of historical sites that are inaccessible by car. This three-wheeler is a sight with its long pole holding nine cameras, a GPS, a computer and a generator. But the contraption tooling around the French capital needs all that gear to do its job – adding three-dimensional images to Google's Street View Maps.

The riders, wearing Google tee-shirts and white helmets, are visiting well-known sites such as the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, the Jardin du Luxembourg on the city's Left Bank or Les Halles, in the busy centre of the French capital.

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Send free Christmas Cards

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Best wildlife in the World

For me, there is one leopard that I feel the most affection for. The Maxabeni Young Male, so called owing to the spot pattern on either side of his shiny pink nose. Unlike his more evasive twin brother, this young male is willing to share his journey into adulthood. Cocky and cheeky but still desperately trying to learn where his place in the world is, every moment spent with him is different, interesting and thought provoking. I have watched him hunt his first antelope, leap away in fright from prowling hyenas and how his body language shifts from fear to confidence in momentary flashes. He has taught me lessons of persistence, courage and the value of cutting your losses. He is only a year old, yet he is wise. http://www.londolozi.com/ http://sarocks.co.za/2009/11/18/the-best-wildlife-in-the-world/

South African Festivals

Splashy Fen Splashy Fen South Africa's longest-running and most renowned annual music festival, Splashy Fen has evolved into the ultimate outdoor experience for music and nature lovers alike. Apart from music, draw cards include a host of fun outdoor activities for the whole family.

OppiKoppi Music Festival OppiKoppi Music Festival One of South Africa's most popular music festivals, held bi-annually at the foot and on top of a hill on a farm in the middle of the bushveld near the small town of Northam, Limpopo.

Football Fever Football 2010 In June 2010, millions of football-loving tourists will descend on South Africa, and billions of television watchers around the world will watch The FIFA 2010 World Cup being played.

Cape Town International Jazz Festival Jazz Festival This proudly South African event are hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre over two days at the end of March or beginning April each year and is known as Africa's Grandest Gathering.

South African Festivals SA Festivals List A list of some of the festivals held annually throughout South Africa - from the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival on 2nd New Year to the Oppikoppi Bushveld Musical Festival held on a farm near Northam (Limpopo).

National Arts Festival Arts Festival The biggest and most vibrant celebration of South Africa's rich and multi-faceted culture is the annual Standard Bank National Arts festival held in Grahamstown. This quaint Eastern Cape city is transformed into the country's creative crucible and for 11 days in July it's the only place to be.

Wine Festivals in South Africa Wine Festivals A number and variety of wine festivals and shows are annually held in South Afric