Dancing in the streets of Cape Town

We came across this group of traditional dancers entertaining people in the streets of Cape Town just before the Cameroon Netherlands game during the 2010 World Cup. Similar displays have caused an uproar with some people feeling that it is inappropriate for women to dance topless. Others … [Read more...]

Pilgrimage to Cameroon V. Netherlands

We decided to take a walk from the Green Point stadium in Cape Town to the Fun Park a couple of hours before Cameroon was set to meet Netherlands. I figure Mardi Gras must be something like this! Netherlands fans flood the street as they walk to the Green Point stadium in Cape Town ahead of … [Read more...]

Up close and personal with fans at the World Cup

Someone once said, “In Africa, football is not a religion, but it is everything a religion should be.” Every day we wake up to the sound of vuvuzelas in the streets. It is like a clarion call for all football fans to wake up to another day of electrifying games. South Africa has been swept … [Read more...]