2010 helping hands on deck - 24 Aug 2009

South Africans are eager to lend a helping hand during the FIFA 2010 World Cup with 47,251 applications already processed through FIFA.com. There are specific functional areas in which volunteers will serve. Applications are still open until 31 August 2009, so if you feel you could assist in one or more of the areas, feel free to apply. With 290 days left until kick-off, the 2010 Organising Committee is going to need plenty of hands on deck. Another big event happening on the continent in 2010 is the inaugural Green Business Africa Summit and Expo 2010, otherwise known as GBASE2010. Now is the time to start thinking green with climate change and global warming threatening to jerk us out of our comfort zones. African businesses need to get in the loop as well, with sustainable development and involving themselves in green CSR projects. This event is bound to supply plenty of useful ideas. Africa did well this past week in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics hosted in Berlin, Germany, finishing off with 23 medals. Kenya came in third place with 11 medals - four of them being gold. Congratulations to all those who represented Africa in this world-class event!