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When Mweb announced uncapped Internet in this country, the market went crazy. Competitors followed with similar offerings within days and analysts announced the breaking of a new dawn. Most people failed to mention that it was a rip and in everyone’s enthusiasm, the point that the product is not worth paying for got swept under […]

When MWeb announced uncapped internet in this country, the market went crazy. Competitors followed with similar offerings within days and analysts announced the breaking of a new dawn. Most people failed to mention that it was a rip-off and in everyone’s enthusiasm, the point that the product is not worth paying for got swept under […]

On Sunday my girlfriend and I were racing back to Cape Town, hoping to make it in time to watch the final at the Grand Parade. Unfortunately our car broke down about an hour away, and we only made it back to town well after the fan park was closed. I was absolutely fuming. First […]

By Nhlangano Nyembe I was chatting with a colleague of mine recently about the World Cup in South Africa and inevitably, the subject of the high crime rates in South Africa surfaced. He mentioned how he had read media reports about how dangerous South Africa is. I went on to agree with the reports however […]

By Tamlin Wightman I recently read an article on the BBC News about rape and who is to “blame”. I’d heard of a friend or relative being raped but the victims themselves never told me and rarely spoke of the assault, unlike me — I will speak out. I’m looking back at my own reaction […]

Four years ago, Project 2010 was launched with the aim of providing a free flow of information relating to the preparations for the 2010 World Cup. In our mission statement, we declared our confidence that South Africa would host the greatest World Cup in history. Since then, this country has experienced extraordinary highs and lows, […]

I met a really interesting Syrian football fan in Nature’s Valley in the Western Cape during the World Cup. His way of avoiding the apparently terrifying crime In South Africa was simple — he stayed in the Valley, in a tent to start with, and then moved to a chalet when he realised winter in […]

The government this week sought to dismiss fears of a looming outbreak in xenophobia. There has been talk since about just before the World Cup that there were rising tensions in squatter communities where large numbers of illegal immigrants live. The talk has been that the violence would break out after the tournament had ended. […]

South Africa 2010 has been a success. It’s official. The world’s second best newspaper (after the Mail & Guardian of course), the Financial Times, said so today. In an editorial. So it must be true. The naysayers and racists were wrong; Africa can do it. Yes we can! Emma Hurd of Sky News, and all […]

By Roger Diamond There are many problems with economics, but how can I take economists or economics seriously when they never look back? There is something really flawed about a field of endeavour where 10 years is considered infinity. Look at almost any economic report and it will compare things with the previous year or […]

By Siphiwe Hlongane Uruguay are not the most popular team in Africa at the moment, following what happened in their matches against Bafana Bafana and Ghana. They beat South Africa 3-0 in a game that dented Bafana’s chances of qualifying for the last 16 and then they went on to shatter Ghana’s dream of making […]

By Ian Dickinson A hollow thud resonated as the ball thumped against the crossbar — a thud that all but silenced the African continent. Asamoah Gyan looked bewildered as did the many that had put their faith in Ghana’s Black Stars. The penalty had been awarded in the dying minutes of extra time following a […]