World’s Elite Runners to Help Children in Africa
Team World Vision To Compete in South Africa’s Comrades Marathon Their Goal – Find Sponsors for 1,500 Children
Grueling 56-Mile Foot Race May 30th Then They’ll Meet Children Whose Lives They Changed
The Comrades Marathon in South Africa is known as one of the most grueling endurance foot races on earth. On Sunday, May 30 (the 85th anniversary of the race) 20,000 athletes from all over the world will start the 56-mile foot race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. For 18 of them, this race marks the start of something more than just glory. 17 men and one woman will run as part of Team World Vision, a program of humanitarian relief organization World Vision and meet the children in Africa whose lives they have helped change forever.
The Ultimate Cause: While training for The Comrades Marathon, Team World Vision runners have a goal of finding 1,500 sponsors for children living in extreme poverty. Two days after the race, they will travel to South Africa and Kenya to meet the children for whom they found sponsors. They’ll also talk with community leaders and elite Kenyan runners in hopes they will become ambassadors for work World Vision is doing in their communities. Read more
2010 FIFA World Cup Card Fraud Warning
Give Fraudsters the Red Card in South Africa
Payment card fraud is a global phenomenon. International travellers can be particularly at risk as they find themselves in unfamiliar surroundings. Having prevented payment card fraud in South Africa for the last decade and with just a few days before the South AfricaSouth Africa, Retail Decisions (ReD), the world leader in payment fraud prevention, gives some tips to fans going to South Africa, so that they are not fouled while playing away from home.
Carl Clump, CEO of ReD comments, “We must expect that fraudsters will go to South Africa and look to prey on the forecasted 480,000 travellers predicted to follow the tournament across the country. Tourists are prime targets as typically they carry cards with high credit limits.”
Hot spots for card fraud are likely to be in major cities including, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elisabeth, where many of the fixtures are scheduled. Travellers and merchants must remain alert.
In order to safeguard travellers from fraudsters, ReD advises the fans to follow the following 6 simple suggestions: Read more