SA set to make Afcon a brilliant African showpiece
South Africa is determined to make the African continent proud by hosting a lively and brilliant 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), says Sports and Recreation Director-General Alec Moemi. “We promise a very lively and brilliant African showpiece, and we believe that South Africa will once again make…
Main continues marathon swim challenge
South African adventure swimmer Kyle Main continues the pursuit of swimming all of the Eastern Cape’s major rivers at Gamtoos on Saturday. Main, a professional swimmer and coach based in Port Elizabeth will swim up to 20km’s of the river to the mouth, non-stop. It will take hiim…
R461.1m Afcon spending was ‘cut to bone’
The National Treasury has allocated an extra R461.1 million for South Africa’s hosting of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) soccer tournament, but no spending will go towards “extravagances”, says Deputy Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene. Speaking at a media briefing held shortly before the Minister of…
