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We’ve got 2010 covered: SA police

Visitors and soccer fans can look forward to a safe visit to South Africa during the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup and 2010 Fifa World Cup as the country's security plans are finalised, says Deputy National Police Commissioner Andre Pruis.

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Gautrain steaming ahead

Gauteng’s controversial Gautrain project looks like it will arrive at the station on time with the announcement that the first phase of the project will come into operation a mere two weeks before the 2010 Fifa World Cup kicks off.

Cape Town gets ‘dry’ luxury hotel

A new five-star hotel under construction in Cape Town, the Coral International, will target Middle Eastern visitors, offering them luxurious rooms, conferencing and prayer facilities, halaal cuisine and no alcohol on the premises.

The adventure starts here

  Skydiving over Cape Town (Image: Tim-O-T, Skydive Cape Town, copyright Thutch Productions) Let the adventure begin. Whatever your preference, South Africa has all the adventure...

The Big Seven and more at Addo

Whether you want to experience the sights and sounds of the bush from an upmarket lodge, safari tent or a host of other affordable accommodation facilities, the world-renowned Addo Elephant National Park - home to five biomes and the Big Seven - has it all.

SA shines at World Travel Awards

South Africa scooped a range of top awards at the recent World Travel Awards Africa ceremony, proving once again that it is the top travel destination on the continent.

SA chef wins top honours

Award-winning South African chef Diane Kay is on her way to the prestigious 2009 Bocuse d’Or international culinary competition, the highlight of the global cuisine calendar, where winners find themselves instant celebrities.

SA scenery the best in the world

The locals have long known it, and now UK visitors agree: South Africa is the most beautiful country on earth. In the 2006 Reader's Travel Awards by UK magazine Conde Nast Traveller, South Africa's scenery scored 97.8% - the highest in the world - with the country being voted the world's fifth-best tourist destination.

2010 Fifa Fußball-WM: Haufig gestellte Fragen

Sudafrika war Gastgeber bei einer Vielzahl internationaler Events - aber der Football World Cup ist in einer Klasse fur sich. Im Juni 2010 sind die Augen von Millionen Besuchern und Milliarden Fernsehzuschauern auf die sudliche Spitze Afrika's gerichtet. Wir werden sie nicht enttauschen.