As 2010 FIFA World Cup ends, Student Village together with the Keep Flying campaign are encouraging you to support charities with clothes and flags and to keep up the good cheer in South Africa, we can sport Keep Flying buttons and our flags for another month.
Keep Flying is a simple idea. An idea that matters. And an idea that belongs to all of us. It believes that its all of our responsibility to fly the flag and to recognize what the flag symbolizes: Us, and our unity. A unity …

Ghana is the first African team from the six pack to make it to the last 16 stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Germany defeated the Black Stars but they come in second place in Group D after Australia did them a favour by beating Serbia. Germany will face Engalnd in Bloemfontein this Sunday – while the only African team so far in the last 16 will take on the USA on Saturday at the Royal Bafoekeng Staduim.
Despite a 2-1 win in their group D encounter last night – neither Australia nor …

Bafana Bafana have vacated their base camp in Sandton following their exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Bafana won their group match against France 2-0 but it was not enough to secure them a place in the last 16 of the tournament.
Coach Carlos Alberto Parriera’s contract expires at the end of July while the team will re-group in September under a new coach – Pitso Mosimane and Super Sport United coach Gavin Hunt are in contention for the job.
SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe says Bafana Bafana will start preparing for …

28 accused have been convicted in Mzansi’s World Cup Courts since they opened on the 28th of May.
One of the latest convictions was a 26 year old man who was sentenced to 20 months behind bars – after he tried to steal a duvet cover from a tourist bus. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga reportedly told the South African Press Agency that 76 cases have been filed in the courts so far – of which 30 cases were finalised.
Mhaga added that a number of cases have been withdrawn due …

There were no sounds of Vuvuzelas in across Mzasni last night as Bafana Bafana’s world cup dream lay in tatters.
The world cup hosts went three goals down to Uruguay at Loftus Versveld last night – leaving coach Carlos Alberto Perreira with more questions than answers.
Villagers are wondering why he insisted on including Teko Modise while others lamented his decision to exclude central defender Matthew Booth.
At the end of the game – skipper Aaron Mokoena assured the nation Bafana would bounce back during their encounter with France in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Tebzangwana1986 …

A new report has found that 89.9 percent of people want the vuvuzela to be banned from he 2010 FIFA World Cup.
This is according to banvuvuzela.com which was created to allow people to vote either for or against the banning of the unofficial national instrument of Mzansi.
The site has so far received over 83 000 votes – with just under 75 000 people supporting a motion to ban the horn.
However – Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan says there are no grounds to ban the vuvuzela – and LOC spokesperson …

Bafana Bafana’s sensational mid-fielder Tshabalala stood out on Friday scoring the first goal of the 2010 World Cup as Bafana were held to a 1-1 draw by Mexico.
But ahead of his side’s second group game against Uruguay on Wednesday, the tenacious midfielder believes South Africa can only improve. “Uruguay is a must win for us,” declared Tshabalala, according to Kickoff.com. “We will be going out there to do our best and make the nation proud because they are behind us. We will definitely do better in this second game. The …

The Village Idiots braved the cold for the FIFA World Cup opening concert at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto last night.
Local and international acts – including Vusi Mahlasela, the Soweto Gospel Choir – John Legend – The Black Eyed Peas and Angelique Kidjo – entertained the crowd.
RnB star Alicia Keys performed Brenda Fassie’s hit “Too late for Mama” with the Black Jacks while Colombian pop sensation Shakira shared the stage with local outfit Freshly Ground – to sing the Official 2010 World Cup song – called Waka Waka.
President Jacob Zuma …

The Gautrain has officially gone live – with the first train leaving at 5:30 this morning from the Sandton Station to OR Tambo International Airport.
Technical glitches in the system have now been resolved and the train is running smoothly between its Sandton, Malboro and Rhodesfield Stations.  A trip to the airport will cost R100 for commuters who are going to catch a flight at the airport – and will take less than 15 minutes for the train which travels at around 160km/h.
The high speed train – offers commuters a chance …

Benni McCarthy is out of the World Cup!
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira announced the final 23-man Bafana Bafana squad for the 2010 Soccer World Cup starting on June 11. In a shocking announcement, striker Benni McCarthy was dropped.
German-based goalkeeper Rowen Fernandez was also excluded, with Maritzburg United goalkeeper Shu-Aib Walters taking his place. Coach Parreira says,  “My heart is jumping off happiness. Went to bad in the early hours of the morning. Could not celebrate any goals because it has been difficult for us as coaches. These players were …