As an international tourist who has never visited Joburg, it can be a very confusing place.  There are many reasons for this:

The boundaries have changed over time
It covers a huge area
There is very poor street signage
There has been no useable tourist public transport, although this is in the process of being changed (see post 23 [...]

Check  SA Goodnews no 242 13 December 2009 on  http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/newsletter_archive/the_best_of_2009_2.html
And from Project 2010 Issue 165 18 Dec 2009
2009 will be remembered as the year that South Africa staked its claim to hosting a successful 2010 World Cup. Certainly, the past 12 months have marked an extraordinary turnaround in the preparations for this mega sporting event. Just [...]

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We offer a complete ground-handling service with shuttles and transfers to and from airports and hotels.  We have offices and staff on duty at the following airports to assist your clients:  Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban,  Pretoria, Polokwane, Nelspruit, George, Bloemfontein.
 
Getting to Rustenburg, Polokwane and Nelspruit
We are able to offer you fly-in/fly-out options to the above [...]

There are thousands of photos of Soccer City … but none of them have been mine .. until yesterday when I had the privilege of actually experiencing that space.  Stefania, the project manager of Soccer City, has been  a guest at Amanzi Guesthouse around the corner.  So it’s thanks to Pam that she, myself and three others were given [...]

Because of the advantage of training at high altitude, Gauteng is definitely favoured. The Australian team – the Socceroos –will base themselves at the Kloofzicht Lodge in the Zwartkops Mountains between Johannesburg and Pretoria. About a 45 minutes drive from both cities, they will be close to the Cradle of Humankind. For training, they will [...]

2010 Match Schedule
GROUP A  1. South Africa  2. Mexico 3. Uruguay 4. France
11 June  – Jhb Soccer City  South Africa – Mexico @  16:00
11 June  – CT Green Point  Uruguay – France @  20:30
16 June  – PTA  Loftus Versfeld Soutth Africa – Uruguay @ 20:30
17 June  – Polokwane Peter Mokaba France – Mexico @ [...]

There a few shows in Joburg next year which, if you are going to be here when they are on, are well worth booking for.  Elton John will have an open air concert of  ‘Under African Skies’ at the Emmerentia Botanical Gardens on 21st March. Tickets all one price of R500. The international group Stomp is [...]

Cape Argus Cycle Race:  14 March
Human Rights Day:  21 March
Public Holiday:  22 March
School Holidays:  27 Mar – 11 Apr
Good Friday: 02 April
Two Oceans Marathon:  03 Apr
Family Day:  05 April
Freedom Day:  27 Apr
Workers Day:  01 May
Comrades Marathon:  30 May
Youth Day:  16 June
Grahamstown Festival:  20 Jun – 08 July
Durban July:  03 Jul
School Holidays 10 June – 11 [...]

The 32 teams for the 2010 World Cup Finals:
EUROPE ZONE  England,  Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Serbia , Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Greece *France *Portugal *Slovenia *  (* secured a place via the play-off’s.)
ASIA ZONE Australia, DPR Korea, Japan, Korean Republic.
AFRICA ZONE  South Africa (Hosts), Algeria *Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana.
SOUTH AMERICA ZONE:  Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, [...]

Project 2010 [Issue 157] reports: ‘National Arts Festival organisers are in the throes of putting together a massive programme to coincide with the 2010 World Cup. The Herald reports that the 2010 festival in Grahamstown has been extended to 15 days from the normal 10 and the hopes are that soccer fans will pour into [...]