• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Herman Wasserman

The UK Observer, despite its best attempts, does not have its finger on the pulse of the South African literary scene. The World Cup didn't help.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Sonja Sugira

A brand of football trickery and showmanship have only reaped bad results on the field for South African teams, but is also a great dance.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

There's a lot of hype around Didier Drogba, including that he stopped a civil war in Cote d'Ivoire. How much truth is there to that story?

• Sonja Sugira

Hugh Masekela and his son, Sal, together explore the people, culture, landscapes and history of South Africa.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Sean Henry Jacobs

FIFA and the South African organizers of the World Cup unveiled the official World Cup tune: It's called "Waka Waka."

• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Sean Henry Jacobs

Binyavanga Wainaina and Teju Cole are among those on a panel discussing the historic 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa; the first time on the continent.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

For those doubting South African can host a successful World Cup, the country has a long history of successfully hosting big tournaments.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

• Sean Henry Jacobs

There is something tail-swishingly devilish about the way Lionel Messi runs with a football.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

The Senegalese-American crooner's uninspiring "Oh Africa" reminds of bubblegum South African pop from the 1980s.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

Wiley, known for painting black men as figures from Renaissance art, now does the same with Africa's best football talents.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

How a political song about the aftermath of the Cold War, refugees and statelessness was defanged, first for FIFA and then for Coca Cola.

• Sean Henry Jacobs

No one mixes nationalism, tourism and sport in a feel-good cocktail quite like the South African advertising industry.