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The contest is part of the flag football "in a national campaign for public support and excitement in anticipation of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and World Cup 2010.

In the 2010 National Communication Association, of the organizations participating in a communication to the football mega-event in South Africa, aimed at the distribution of more than 47 million FOC South Africa through various campaigns, at a time when the World Cup begins in June 2010 .

"Our flag is a symbol of unity and pride, and we are playing a role, South African flag with pride, through the eyes of world on us," Margaret Dingalo International Marketing of South Africa, said before the election campaign over the past week.

"The FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 starts with less than 100 days and the tension is building," said Dingalo. "We must help the enthusiasm and patriotism, and recognition on the part of South Africa for Bafana Bafana and the organization as a whole."

Face-painted figures in South Africa with a flag t-shirts and makarapas, a football fan hat, which is unique in South Africa, delivery is free flags Tollgate houses, garages and airports across the country during the long Easter weekend.

For South African football a big brand of fish, an official of the campaign, Confederations Cup and World Cup much more than football, that "the possibility of life in South Africa and Africa as a whole.

"We are raising the flag of unity, unity at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup joyful, memorable event," said Fish. "Fly your flag and show the world the warmth and spirit of South Africa."

2010 members of the National Association of Communication include International Marketing SA tourism South Africa, FIFA World Cup 2010 Local Organizing Committee, Department of Culture and Art, South African Airways, with the pride of South Africa, as well as several other organizations, the private sector and civil society.
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2010: Another major hurdle is cleared

Take a bow, South Africa. Four free and fair democratic elections alone, and another important barrier in the way of FIFA World Cup 2010.

A tough election campaign, are often signs of political instability in the corruption trial Jacob Zuma is in the soul of the people, must now to regroup for the final preparations for the world's largest - event code, as well as a plan.

Project 2010 Category: Craig Urquhart About a year before the 2006 World Cup, the Germans were convinced that the tournament would be a failure. There were significant differences in the society, as well as a major initiative to unite the country.

Government, business and citizens come together for a global brand campaign that improving the economy, international investment and exciting tournament.

It is safe to say that South Africa is in a position similar to Germany at this stage of training, albeit for different reasons. But after several months of uncertainty and disagreement, can now count on the period of stability.

Zuma is fully aware of the divisions of the split in the ruling party African National Congress. As a result, it was found that South Africans that his party of the country.

As President, one of the urgent tasks facing the settlement of disputes in the bus Rapid Transit. In the first phase of the system was launched in Johannesburg before the Confederations Cup, but this initiative has been supported by many taxi drivers, who feel that their jobs and incomes at risk.

But Zuma has a connection with them, and said that he hoped to resolve any outstanding issues.

Through years of hard work by many role players, and many other problems in 2010 - in particular the stadium construction projects - are white. But in the next few months will be crucial to prepare for 2010.

Confederations Cup - curtainraiser a key element in the 2010 - to meet the needs spark a wave of patriotism that once again see a rainbow nation united cause.

At the end of the day, when the history of the FIFA World Cup 2010, Nelson Mandela will be remembered for the key role he played in obtaining the rights to the event, South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on many of the huge commitment of FIFA - and Mr. Jacob Zuma, chairman of the first African World Cup.
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2010 certificate in the amount of R25bn '

World soccer body FIFA, earning R25 billion (about $ 2.8 billion) from the television rights to broadcast the finals at the world championship in 2010 in South Africa.

This massive increase in the number of R22 billion, FIFA, during the last two World Cups, in the aggregate, TV director Niclas Ericson, FIFA said the briefing in Johannesburg on Monday.

FIFA also in 2010 for millions of fans on their mobile phones around the world.

FIFA spent an estimated R1.5 billion TV products to the world stone. But Erickson said he is counting on the audience a little more than 26 billion worldwide during the tournament in a month, as many pointed out that in Germany in 2006.

Ericson, said: "It is difficult to estimate the expected audience. If a country like China with 1.3 million people during the World Cup and then the audience up.

"But despite that, at the point of saturation, it is difficult to estimate how many people even in Africa. It depends on how well teams fare in Africa in the World Cup, but we hope that it will be approximately the same as in 2006 .

Ericson, FIFA said Africa would be better to decide before the end of 2010. "We have entered into an agreement with the African Union, radio, television rights in 41 countries in sub-Saharan Africa until the end of 2009. The dream would be that an African team to achieve the upper end of the year to increase the TV audience.

"We hope that support for Africa as a country on the continent is far in the World Cup, but we want to ensure that this event is, as many Africans as possible, because this is the case in Africa.

FIFA is now the issue at home with BA as the host broadcaster SABC and the official radio station. BA Francis Tellier Director also announced that all World Cup games on the phone in the world.

Tellier said: "Not everyone can become a TV screen when the game. Thus, we are able to ensure that the parties, results and updates, etc. will be in the mobile (mobile) phones. This is innovation, and we believe that well accepted. "

Tellier also said that the quality of emissions will be the largest in history. Instead of more than 25 cameras in Germany in 2006, events in 2010 will be at least 29 and up to 32 cameras in the past and the major parties.

FIFA Ericson TV crew travels to each of the participating teams and perform for all channels.

At the Confederations Cup would be tested in relation to television and telecommunications planning on track.

Ericson, said: "The Confederations Cup is selling well. We expect all stadiums to be filled. This event gives us the opportunity to see where we can improve and correct the errors, more than in the 2010 World Cup."
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About World Cup

From its humble beginning in the FIFA World Cup in 1930, became one of the most spectacular sporting events in the world. World Cup 2010 promises to be the world's largest sporting event ever. More than one billion people, it is expected that after a month long tournament between the world of Top 32 soccer playing nations.

The World Cup is the most important in international football and the FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), the Governing Body of Sport.

The tournament is held every four years. The previous tournament was held in 2006 in Germany and Italy won the World Cup. 2010 was the first time the finals will be from African countries.

More than 160 teams participating in the regional (area), the qualifying round as one of the 32 teams taking part in the past.
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