David Beckham set to miss World Cup 2010

So as excited as I am for World Cup 2010, today marks a pretty crap day in the lead up to June later this year. David Beckham has been ruled out of the World Cup due to a torn Achilles tendon. South Africa is unfortunately missing out on a truely world class player and we are worse off for it.

I'm hoping against hope for a speedy recovery for David but I'm pretty sad at the prospect of hosting the biggest sporting spectacle in the world without one of football's true superstars.

SA marks 100 day countdown to 2010 !

We finally made it to the crucial 100 day mark in the countdown to the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa !

We've overcome just about every obstacle on route to bringing the world an amazing World Cup, from xenophobic attacks in the townships to taxi violence on our roads, to demonstrating construction workers and everything in between.

Although we still have a pretty long way to go toward finishing up those final adjustments to the country, today should be all about celebrating how far we've come as a nation and the positivity that has been brought about with hosting the spectacle.

Congratulations Mzanzi, and here's to the last 100 days leading up to June 10, 2010 !