As South Africa, we hosted the World Cup in 2010.
Upon the insistence of FIFA & in accordance with the Host Country & Host City Agreements, we had to waiver laws, by-laws, policies, regulations, processes & the like, to ensure that South Africa became the ultimate hosts of the world during the period.
We passed special legislation specifically to meet FIFA's hosting requirements for the 2010 World Cup. The most important were the '2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Special Measures Act, 2006 (Act 11 of 2006)' and the 'Second 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Special Measures Act, 2006 (Act 12 of 2006)'. These laws were enacted to give legal effect to the guarantees we had made to FIFA during the bidding process.
The special laws effected temporary special provisions & exceptions in certain areas, including: Special visa, work permit, & accreditation arrangements for players, officials, media & visitors.
These requirements were not exclusive to South Africa, as Korea & Japan (2002), Germany (2006), Brazil (2014), Russia (2018), Qatar (2022), had to enact the same.
A police photograph from June 1986, of the burnt Kombi, in which the Mamelodi Ten lost their lives. The Mamelodi Ten were ten young teenage student activists from Mamelodi who were abducted and killed on June 26 1986, in a planned joint operation by the Northern Transvaal Security Police and the South African Defence Force's Special Forces. The ten students were persuaded by Joe Mamasela, posing as an MK operative, to leave the country for military training. However, they were taken to an area near Nietverdient where they were reportedly injected with chemicals to make them sleep and then placed into a kombi set alight. Their names: Abrahams Makolane, Samuel Masilela, Sipho Sibanyoni, Thomas Phiri, Jeremiah Magagula, Morris Nkabinde, Matthews Lerutla, Stephen Makena, Elliot Sathege, Rooibaard Geldenhuys. Source: iol.
Congratulations to @tumisole who has just been named the MMC for Public Safety in the incoming Mayor’s cabinet. He will continue his #CountryDuty with the good mayor @HermanMashaba.
Halala @Action4SA Halala 💚🇿🇦
The nation’s best wishes go out to Mamelodi Sundowns for their CAF Champions League final against Morocco’s AS FAR in Rabat.
On the eve of Africa Day, this highlight on our continent’s soccer calendar should serve as a celebration of the best our continent has to offer in this sport.
Sport is one of many sectors that unite us as Africans.
Go, Sundowns, and Happy Africa Day!
Some names don’t need an introduction.
DJ Cleo joins the Y2KNine9 lineup.
A legacy in the culture.
02 May 2026
The Playground, Braamfontein
Tickets: https://t.co/gpoaylNrOf
Went to watch some cricket at the Freedom Day Challenge 🏏🔥
Big shout out to Double Ds, not just for winning, but for making a statement as well. Knocked off back-to-back champs!
The tournament ecosystem growing in real time and it's beautiful to watch.
Next is the Mzansi 20 League on 9 May where the stakes go up. https://t.co/Id5i86vpPs
Congrats to the Double Ds on being crowned the #FreedomDay Champions
This is a cricket club that is aimed at foresting brotherhood and long term business relationships.
‘The club is looking ahead and will return to action in the inaugural season of the Mzansi 20 League, set to begin on 9 May 2026 at Puntans Hill Sports Club.
Organisers have indicated that the league is seeking new sponsors as it aims to grow its reach, attract larger crowds, and further elevate the standard of community cricket’
You can read all about it here:
https://t.co/QkEFzy2GhW
Deputy Chief Dlamini was pressed on why he sent a list of seven companies to the CFO via Sgt Nkosi rather than contacting the CFO directly. He admitted he does not have the CFO's number and has never had a private conversation with him. When asked if he would have dropped the matter without Sgt Nkosi, he said he would have waited for a chance meeting. Commissioners found his explanation did not make sense. #MadlangaCommission
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Black owned podcasts are failing little black girls by constantly interviewing black women that have nothing else to talk about besides sex, money and lifestyles they cant afford.
The first weekend I dropped the kids off at my in-laws' without my husband, something quietly shifted in how I saw family. As I prepared to leave, my father-in-law did what he’d always done for his son, he looked at me and said, “Let’s go fill up your tank.” I quickly told him I’d already done it on the way there, hoping to avoid the offer. He gently but firmly replied, “Never do that again.”
Since then, I’ve come to understand that…