ONLY A DAY TO GO, CAN YOU FEEL IT! he 2010 FIFA World Cup is upon us! With one day to go to the official kick off we are Tgearing ourselves to celebrate the world’s biggest sporting event - on home soil! Preparing for this tournament has involved the hard work and dedication of thousands of South Africans. I would like to acknowledge and thank all those who with pride and commitment brought us to this point of saying: “we are ready”. To celebrate our achievement as a worthy host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, I encourage all staff to go full-out in support of our national team by being proudly South African! Show your pride by flying the most beautiful flag in the world - at games, while watching TV and from the roof of your home or car! Wear your Bafana jerseys, South African scarfs and caps, learn the very popular diski dance and blow your vuvuzelas (but gently please!). Show the world that we are ready, energized and singing together as one! WAKA-WAKA LET US SHINE, ITS TIME FOR AFRICA! KE NAKO Helen Zille Premier of the Western Cape 1 It’s time to Celebrate he FIFA World Cup is finally here, and with the rest of the country, the Western TCape is ready to host the biggest sporting tournament on earth. It really warms my heart to see how all of you are embracing the Football World Cup. Every Friday people are dressing up in the Bafana Bafana soccer gear and every available free minute is used to debate and discuss Bafana Bafana’s possible chances of being the Football World Champions. Over the next month many of us will be attending football games or watching these matches from home, the office or public viewing areas across the Province. Even Cup. Please consult your staff in an attempt It has taken South Africa years of hard work though this football fiesta is taking place on to accommodate as far as possible their and dedication to prepare our beautiful home soil, we should remain focus on our preferences in terms of hours off or annual country for this milestone. Enjoy everyone of most important task - to serve the people of leave. the 64 games and be the best ambassadors the Western Cape. possible to the thousands of foreigners visiting When in doubt, please refer back to the the Western Cape. I would like to urge all senior managers document with comprehensive guidelines to plan and implement shift rosters over on how to deal with “time off” which was Advocate Brent Gerber the period of the 2010 Football World distributed to all staff earlier. Director-General National Anthem of South Africa his is the official version of the national O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, anthem, combining Nkosi sikele’ iAfrika and Setjhaba sa South Afrika – South Afrika TDie Stem/ The Call of South Africa: Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo Waar die kranse antwoord gee, Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Sounds the call to come together, Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo. And united we shall stand, Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, Let us live and strive for freedom, O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho, In South Africa our land. GOVERNMENT ISSUES PROTOCOL ON RESPECTING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM overnment calls on South Africans to Football World Cup stadium audiences show deliberations on this issue. stand to attention – with their hands the necessary respect for the South African Gplaced at their sides – while singing the anthem and those of participating countries. Government urges audiences not to move National Anthem. around, hold conversations or blow vuvuzelas This guideline was confirmed during the June during performances of the anthem. This guideline applies indefinitely. Government 4 meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee Respect for the anthem is part of the total issues this appeal now to ensure that 2010 on the 2010 FIFA World Cup, following earlier experience of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. What’s all that noise about? vuvuzela blown by an individual hazardous by experts and noises louder than standing about 25 to 30 metres that can damage your hearing. If you will be A away from you, will have a noise attending a football match, it would be wise of approximately 112 decibel. A noise of to invest in a set of earplugs which will protect about 80 decibel is considered potentially your hearing against the Vuvuzela. 2 Some interesting things are coming out of Cape Town ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup… Eco-friendly Kelp vuvuzelas he Kelp Environmental Learning Project around the circumference of the vuvuzela’s (KELP) was started in 2008 by Adam body, while painters with more experience work TCarnegie after he successfully sold kelp on the complex designs of sea creatures, kelp vuvuzelas at his son’s school fundraiser. warriors and flowers. Kelp vuvuzelas are typical blow horns made KELP aims to develop into a profitable venture from an abundant natural resource of Cape which will provide opportunities for employment, Town’s coastline: kelp. In contrast with the social upliftment and environmental education. usual plastic vuvuzelas, kelp vuvuzelas are Their mission is to create a structure where eco-friendly and more visually appealing as individuals can empower themselves and they are custom-crafted. become entrepreneurs and to bring about awareness of the environment with the focus on The growth of the market for kelp vuvuzelas marine life. has been so overwhelming that Adam has been able to employ two staff members For more information or to order contact: to work on the venture as well as run it as an educational and upliftment project for Adam Carnegie novice painters. Beginners start with simple Tel: +27 21 705 3950 design work on the football line which E-mail: [email protected] includes team colours painted in bands Web: www.kelpvuvus.co.za The diski dance Footballs Eurosport and Sky News Sport. It has also become the official dance of the soccer for Fun tournament. ootballs for Fun’ is a charity ‘Diski’ is a South African slang word for football organisation that aims to get 100 000 and the diski dance is modelled on five key ‘Fsoccer balls to the children of Africa African football moves: by 2010. At the same time it also generates funds to support other charities working for the • The juggle or teka (juggling the ball from left well-being of children in Africa, with a special to right) focus on HIV/Aids, malaria, TB, polio, victims • The header (bouncing the ball on the head) of abuse and/ or children living in difficult • Table Mountain (flattening the back to keep circumstances such as without running water. the ball behind the head) In addition, Footballs for Fun is also often given • Trepa (a word used to describe flicking the football kits which are distributed locally with ball from behind the neck, over the head soccer balls. and onto the foot) and • The bridge or brija (passing the ball over the As a host city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, left foot with the right foot and back again). Cape Town is doing everything it can to ensure that not only is the tournament itself a The diski dance represents the country’s sense resounding success but also that the citizens of of fun and diversity and is a must at Freaky the Mother City continue to reap the benefits Friday events around the country where long after it is over. Cape Town Tourism has groups of young dancers are deployed to contributed 200 footballs to the Footballs for teach citizens diski-dance moves in public Fun initiative, some of which were signed by spaces. Western Cape football ambassador Sergio Dos Santos. he diski dance was initially created for The dance is also being promoted on local an international TV advert spearheaded television stations, through commercial media, For more information on Footballs for Fun and Tby SA Tourism, focusing on South Africa’s as well as online. how to get involved, contact: readiness to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The dance has made international news with To get an idea of what the diski dance John Haycock the advertisement being aired in most major is, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/ Tel: +44 (0)20 89 94 69 38 key-source markets on CNN International, watch?v=fML326GXJPY http://www.youtube. E-mail: [email protected] BBC World News, National Geographic, com/watch?v=e82jPRxfafA Web: www.footballs4fun.org 3 Some more interesting things from Cape Town… Makaraba makaraba is a builder’s hard hat with FIFA World Cup for the hand sculptured sculpted football artworks that have and painted makarabas – which cannot A long been worn to South African soccer be produced quickly for large orders – games to show support and enthusiasm. it was decided that a sister company, Makoya Designs, be formed to produce a Makoya Makaraba is a small company started merchandised version of the makaraba. This is as a community project by Cape Town-based the South African Fan Helmet and aficionados graphic designer Michael Souter, to both can order them from an existing Football increase the helmet's popularity and to train World Range, choosing one of the kit options unemployed South Africans in making them. available or by commissioning a custom Makoya Makaraba is dedicated to employ design online. crafters from township communities as they train individuals and help uplift these communities on For more information or to order either the the Cape Peninsula.