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Durban needs to bid for the 2020 or 2024 Olympic Games

Posted on12. Jul, 2010 by Marc.

So the curtain has been drawn on the worlds biggest sports spectacle. The last month has literally been a blur, and every single person I have spoken to in the last month, has mentioned soccer. But it’s not only that. It is the manner in which we did this. We pulled it off. No one [...]

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Bet on World Cup Games – 15 & 16 June

Posted on15. Jun, 2010 by Marc.

Well the World Cup is in full swing now and South African’s are loving every second of it. Apart from the Vuvuzela debate waging on, I think everyone is having a good time. I was a the Germany vs Australia game on Sunday night, which was out of this world. The atmosphere at the game [...]

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Let’s get this party started – Bafana vs. Mexico

Posted on10. Jun, 2010 by Marc.

They opening game of the world cup takes place tomorrow afternoon. I simply can’t wait. For me, this is one of THE biggest moments in our countries history, and I am overwhelmed by what is going down in our country at the moment. To be honest, I won’t be surprised if a little tear is [...]

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Introducing StreetviewSA

Posted on08. Jun, 2010 by Marc.

Yay!! Google finally flipped the switch this morning and Google Streetview in South Africa is now live. You may remember 2 weeks ago, they switched it on for a few minutes, and I managed to capture a few images using my iPhone.
Now, I’m sure we have all at least tried Streetview before. If you haven’t [...]

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KIA Competition Winner Announced

Posted on07. Jun, 2010 by Marc.

A couple of days ago, I did a post about the amazing competition from Kia, which allowed a South African to join 12 other bloggers from around the world in the Kia Experience.
The prize included a stay at the new Rosebank Hotel, attend one 2010 FIFA World Cup ™ game and a day trip test [...]

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Engen African Welcome Travel Diary iPhone app

Posted on07. Jun, 2010 by Marc.

With only 3 days left till the kick-off of the South Africa’s biggest showpiece, things are hotting up on the iPhone app store as well. There have been a couple of fantastic apps released the last couple of days, and now Engen have also released a free app called, “Engen African Welcome Travel Diary“(iTunes Link), [...]

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Super 14 Final in GigaPixel Pano

Posted on02. Jun, 2010 by Marc.

The boys from Virtual Africa have done it once again. They have captured the Super 14 Final, that was held this past weekend between the Bulls & the Stormers, in a high resolution GigaPixel Pano.
This means that you can browse around the whole stadium in 360 degrees, and because the quality of the images is [...]

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18 Soccer players to follow on Twitter during the World Cup

Posted on31. May, 2010 by Marc.

The FIFA 2010 World Cup is around the corner, and the vibe is hotting up with many of the teams, including Brazil, touching down in South Africa, for the the spectacular. Personally I CAN.NOT.WAIT for kick-off on the 11th of June, and will be at the Australia vs Germany game in Durbs on the 13th.
I [...]

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Google Streetview LIVE in South Africa

Posted on24. May, 2010 by Marc.

Just got a tweet from @GaryMeyerza to say Streetview is working in South Africa, but so far only on the iPhone.

Google streetview was supposed to launch to the press tommorrow, but the event has been cancelled. If you use Google Maps on your iPhone, you will see it is working:
Here are 2 local streetview images [...]

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Win 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Tickets

Posted on21. May, 2010 by Marc.

The guys and girls from Kia have an awesome competition on at the moment, where you can win a “Kia Experience” during the world cup.
The Kia Experience prize is to join 12 other global bloggers from 18 – 21 June 2010, to stay at the new Rosebank Holiday Inn Hotel, attend one 2010 FIFA World [...]

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CoPilot Live South Africa iPhone App review

Posted on18. May, 2010 by Marc.

The guys from CoPilot have recently launched their latest iPhone app offering in the form of “CoPilot Live South Africa” (iTunes Link). The app, which costs $54.99 on the app store, is full of features, and has a distinct  World Cup feel to it, including POI’s for the gates at each World Cup Venue. Very [...]

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