The second season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T 20 cricket tournament,heading towards its last very successful week,has proved to be ” (the) perfect opportunity to show the world that we can host a major event in 20 days.”That quote is from Gerald Majola – Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive.
More sporting and organisational challenges for SA to check on their world cup preparations will come with the hosting of the Confederations Cup due to kick off on Sunday 14 June.
ESPN has released some hints on their advertising plan for the World Cup.
SA seems to ready already.
And if you are planning to be a first time visitor to the country here is a pretty exhaustive list of answers to questions tourists would ask….
Examples:
Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town – can I follow the railroad tracks? ( Sweden )
A: Sure, it’s only two thousand kilometres take lots of water…