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Cape Town — The thousands of guests at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, where the 2010 Final Draw is about to get underway, have begun taking their seats. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Weeds are about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the soccer field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were held. Full Article at The Seattle Times
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Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zoe Kota-Fredericks will be transferred to a Cape Town hospital on Friday after receiving treatment in George following a car accident last month. Full Article at iAfrica.com
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The FIFA Executive Committee held today a very special meeting in Robben Island, Cape Town, the place where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison during the apartheid era in South Africa and where the inmates founded the Makana Football Association,... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Family and friends of the Deputy Minister have been extremely supportive and helpful in keeping her in good spirits during the more than a month she has spent in hospital and Minister Sexwale feels we should do what we can to bring her closer to home. Full Article at Independent Online
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Cape Town — Former Robben Island prisoners have urged South Africans to rally behind Bafana Bafana saying South Africa will host a successful world cup next year. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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FIFA President Joseph S.Blatter (centre) meets former Robben Island prisoners who were part of the Makana football association after a FIFA executive commitee meeting on Robben I... Full Article at SoccerWay
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Football was critical to our survival, a former prisoner, Tokyo Sexwale, said yesterday. It was how we kept the human spirit and our minds together. It was our tool of resistance. Full Article at Daily Express
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The year 1964 was a highly significant one in the fight against Apartheid: Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island and FIFA suspended South Africa from football because of the legalised racist policies of its Government. Full Article at Soccer News Info
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Por su ubicación (12 kilómetros de la costa de Ciudad del Cabo), fue, históricamente, sitio de aislamiento. Full Article at Soccer Blogs
