South Africa’s World Cup puts dreams in sight for African footballer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The modest apartment of Ulrich M’Boume Dioba has a clear view of one of South Africa’s World Cup stadiums, an image of hope for the young Gabonese footballer but also a stinging reminder of his struggles.

South Africa abuzz over talk of banning soccer fans’ favorite horn (Los Angeles Times)
Some call the vuvuzela a South African tradition; others want the noisemakers banned when the country hosts next year’s World Cup. As South Africa gears up to host next year’s soccer World Cup, there are plenty of doomsayers predicting the worst. If transportation shortages don’t ruin the event, crime will. The beer will run out. Or the stadiums will be half empty.

South Africa under microscope one year before World Cup (The Malaysian Insider)
JOHANNESBURG, June 28 – On June 11, 2010, soccer’s World Cup – the world’s largest sporting event and, many believe, the most important – will open with an African host for the first time. The month-long, 32-team tournament, to be held in 10 stadiums around South Africa, will present organisers with significant challenges regarding security, transportation and accommodation of the expected …

Mandela foundation leads South Africa tributes to Michael Jackson (EARTHtimes.org)
Johannesburg – The foundation of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon, former president Nelson Mandela, on Friday joined music fans worldwide in expressed its sadness at US popstar Michael Jackson’s death at the age of 50. The Nelson Mandela Foundatio…

Live text – South Africa v Lions (BBC News)
South Africa claim the Test series against the British and Irish Lions after winning 28-25 in Pretoria.

South Africa Diary #3 (Foreign Policy Blogs)
Yesterday saw me sampling the good, the bad, and the ugly of travel in South Africa. The Good: The Springbok game was all I could have hoped for. The Lions came out storming, compensating for their sins of last week by controlling the pack and taking the fight to a Springbok squad that seemed lackluster at [...]

LIONS LATEST: Colossus Shaw can stop South Africa taking a stranglehold in Pretoria, insists Edwards (Daily Mail)
The British & Irish Lions are being warned they must tame South Africa early in tomorrow’s second Test in Pretoria if they are to have any chance of fighting back in the series.

LIONS LATEST: Colossus Shaw can stop South Africa taking a stranglehold in Pretoria, insists Edwards (Daily Mail)
LIONS LATEST: Colossus Shaw can stop South Africa taking a stranglehold in Pretoria, insists Edwards

South Africa defeat British Lions to win series (AFP via Yahoo! News)
South Africa defeated the British and Irish Lions 28-25 on Saturday to take a winning 2-0 lead in three-Test series.

British and Irish Lions v South Africa – second Test as it happened (Guardian Unlimited)
Preamble: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the second Test between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions. After last week’s enthralling 26-21 defeat in Durban, the Lions have to win in the high veld to keep the series alive.

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