With the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup coming to South Africa, we’ve dedicated a website to bringing you regular updates on what it’s like to be in the country leading up to the event. This happens only once in most people’s lifetimes, and for some it does not happen at all, so we’ll allow you to soak up all the atmosphere just be taking a look at the photographs and descriptions of South Africa in the lead-up to the tournament.

Just to give you an idea of how big the FIFA Football World Cup is, it is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Now that’s a lot of people!

From the perspective of someone living in Cape Town, we’ll be looking at things like local sport, progress being made on infrastructure such as telecommunications, transport and stadiums, and just the mood of the South African public in general. Updates like these are going to be very important in giving potential visitors to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup an insight into what is going on in South Africa at the time, as well as helping them decide on accommodation and preparations needed to visit the country.

You may be wondering what the word “Vuvuzela” means. Well, the vuvuzela is unique to South Africa, and is used mainly at sporting events to raise the noise level of the crowd.
The vuvuzela is an indigenous instrument that has been around for many years. Originally it was made from the horn of a Kudu, and used to summon villagers to gatherings. Nowadays it is made of plastic, and comes in an array of bright colours.

Vuvuzela

The meaning of the word “vuvuzela” seems varied – some say it could mean ‘making a noise’, others describe it as a ’shower of music’.

Whatever the meaning, you’ll definitely be wanting to get your hands on one in time for the games so that you can make your “voice” heard when cheering for your country. They even come in the national flag colours of each team participating in the 2010 World Cup, so that you can wear your heart on your sleeve! Stay tuned to our updates, because we’ll be giving you more information on where you can purchase your very own customized vuvuzela!

So go on and visit VuvuzelaSA2010.com to get a taste of the first truly African World Cup!