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Forthcoming Sporting Events in South Africa

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer
• 2010 Six Nations Championship

2010 World Cup Soccer

• South Africa 2010 Soccer Match Schedule
• Official 2010 Fan Guide.
• Fifty Facts About South Africa
• WCS Additional Services

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Pretoria/Tshwane

Pretoria is situated some 50 km north of Johannesburg. It is also affectionately known as the Jacaranda City, as the purple blossom-laden trees line its thoroughfares in summer. Pretoria is an elegant, quiet city.

History:

Pretoria has a long, involved and fascinating history - first as the capital of the independent Boer republic of the Transvaal, then as one of the three capitals of South Africa, it became an international synonym for apartheid. But that all changed in 1994. With Nelson Mandela's inauguration, the Union Buildings morphed overnight from a symbol of white, neo-colonial domination to one of true unity.

Events:

1995 Rugby World Cup
1996 African Cup of Nations
1999 All Africa Games
2003 Cricket World Cup
World Tug of War Championships
World Junior Chess Championships
International Karate Championships

Places to go:

The Transvaal Museum has wonderful natural history displays and is the home of Mrs Ples, the australopithecine fossil found at Sterkfontein in the Cradle of Humankind.
Also worth visiting are the Cultural History Museum and the Smuts Museum, just outside town.
Adventurous travellers could do a short horse trail at the Voortrekker Monument or through the Premier Game Reserve, taking a careful look at some white rhino and a number of eland. Or perhaps a tandem skydive or a first jump at the Pretoria Skydiving Club, which is the largest in the country.

The nearby town of Cullinan is the site of the discovery of the biggest diamond in the world. There are mine tours, lovely restaurants, beautiful stone buildings and - best of all - an on-site manufacturing jeweller where you can buy a stone from the mine and have it mounted in a custom-designed piece.

Transport:

Taxi cabs and shuttle services.