Cape Town

Vuvuzelas

The vuvuzela is an air horn that is the instrument of choice at South African football matches and considered an essential part of the South African soccer experience.

By Samantha Reinders - 4 June 2010 - Fans, fun and football, Photo

In the shadow of Green Point Stadium

A look at a small group of homeless people who live in the shadow of the new Green Point Stadium in Cape Town.

By Samantha Reinders - 28 May 2010 - Multimedia, Photo

A day in the life of a sex worker



Natasha is one of 4,000 street-based sex workers in the Western Cape, a group of young women who have joined the current debate over whether to decriminalize prostitution in the run up to the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.

By Nikki Rixon - 17 May 2010 - Business and life, Photo

Township Soccer

Siyabonga Mbaleki has inspired the children in his Cape Town neighborhood to follow their dreams and realize their potential by being part of a soccer team that he coaches voluntarily.

 He trains local children from a disadvantaged background to improve their fitness and football skills daily after school and on weekends.

By Nikki Rixon - 6 April 2010 - Photo, Rich dreams, poor realities