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Kortbroek goes probing

By 6000 | 6000 | February 24, 2010

News in this morning’s Cape Times that Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Kortbroek, South African Minister for Tourism has demanded a probe into allegations that some accommodation providers are hiking prices excessively for the World Cup. “We have noted allegations that accommodation establishments in the tourism industry are not responsible, and are inflating prices excessively,” van [...]

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Short-sighted Idiots

By 6000 | 6000 | January 28, 2010

As FIFA announced that 2 million tickets had been sold for the 2010 World Cup in June and took a well-justified pot shot at the idiots in the German and English media and “football family” (Uli Hoeness and Phil “Sphincter Face” Brown, they mean you) who keep taking unjustified pot shots at South Africa, [a [...]

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Where are you going to stay?

By 6000 | 6000 | October 15, 2009

With almost all the teams now confirmed for next year’s FIFA World Cup, excitement is beginning to mount and people are suddenly realising the need to start making plans. Flights are getting booked up, rental car agencies are running short of rental cars and flag sales are up to their highest levels since before the [...]

17 Comments Also tagged Cape Town, Pam Golding Properties, properties, rental, south africa, World Cup 2010 |Posted in World Cup 2010, this is south africa

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Kortbroek goes probing

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Where are you going to stay?

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