Vuvuzela

The Grand Parade

Fans unite during the 2.4km walk to Green Point Stadium.

By Samantha Reinders - 9 July 2010 - Fans, fun and football, Photo

Vuvuzela orchestra

A South African soccer game would be incomplete without the vuvuzela, a brightly coloured plastic trumpet which sounds like an elephant’s call. Many fans hate the instrument’s noise, but the vuvuzela orchestra proves that the instrument can also make great music.

By Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren - 30 June 2010 - Audio, Fans, fun and football

Taxi Ferry

In Polokwane, Limpopo’s Department of Roads and Transport provided more than R25-million for taxi operators to ferry football fans to five different public viewing areas during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

By Nikki Rixon - 26 June 2010 - Fans, fun and football, Photo

Vuvuzela takes on the World

Other nationalities embrace the vuvuzela.

By Mark Namanya - 22 June 2010 - Fans, fun and football, Text

Kids News Network: Vuvuzelas give power to Bafana Bafana

How do you blow the vuvuzela? What are its origins? Children of the townships Soweto and Mamelodi explain everything about the secret weapon that African children use to support their team.

By Kids News Network - 16 June 2010 - Video

Kids News Network: Young Bafana Bafana supporters welcome their national team

Armed with ear breaking, noisy vuvuzelas, thousands of kids welcomed the players of the South African team in Sandton, Johannesburg. They all have no doubt that Bafana Bafana will make it.

By Kids News Network - 15 June 2010 - Video

God Bless Bafana

The members of the United Reformed Church in Sebokeng are not just faithful Christians; they are also dedicated Bafana Bafana supporters.

By Andrew Esiebo - 13 June 2010 - Passion and belief, Photo

Vuvuzela Day

On June 9, thousands of football fans filled the streets of Johannesburg in support of their national team, Bafana Bafana. The event, which was engineered by the government, offered an opportunity for people from different cultural, social, and academic backgrounds to unite in a countrywide celebration of the upcoming soccer spectacle.

By Anne Mireille Mbiacob Nzouankeu - 12 June 2010 - Fans, fun and football, Photo, Text