Vuvuzela South Africa

Fifa 2010 World Cup Mascot Zakumi with Michael Jordaan, CEO of FNB. I couldn’t believe it – I had just written the post about the Kuduzela and an email popped into my inbox with photos of this unsightly instrument being held by a big furry creature (not the guy with the orange tie, that is the CEO of FNB). After I had recovered from my shock I realized it must be Zakumi, the official...

On the German website Vuvuzelas.org they kick off by explaining ” “We do not want to change anyone’s culture or traditions! But in our opinion, blowing vuvuzelas for 90 minutes is just unsportsmanlike like blowing the whistle during each ball contact of the opponent. We want football with passion and creativity – on the ground and in the stadium. Therefore, we want ̵...

You know the theory of Six Degrees of Separation? Well it is a theory, also called the human web that refers to the idea that, if a person is one step away from each person they know and two steps away from each person who is known by one of the people they know, then everyone is at most six steps away from any other person on Earth. It was popularised by a play written by John Guare (wikipedia) ...