A 24-year-old British man was fined an effective R8 000 or one year in jail by a special World Cup FIFA court in Bloemfontein on Thursday after a car crash on the N1 in which a man died.
The Bloemfontein District Court fined James Haywood R24 000, or three years imprisonment, of which R16 000 or [...]

The World Cup has shown South Africans how important traffic information on heavily congested roads near Sports Stadiums could be! But where do we find this important information that is ‘Real Time” and not the delayed reports from many radio stations?
TomTom, the world’s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, has recently announced the [...]

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2010 Football World Cup and Safety on the Road
Road Safety during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
•    www.sa2010.gov.za
•    Road Safety advice for foreigners travelling through South Africa
•    Spectator Safety on the Road to the Sports [...]

Johannesburg – 3 June, 2010 – TomTom, the world’s leading portable navigation solutions provider, today announces the availability of IQ Routes™ technology and advanced lane guidance in South Africa. TomTom’s smart routing technologies allow for more precise route calculation and travel times and provide even clearer route guidance on route.
“With the introduction of IQ Routes™ [...]

As part of our preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and in order to ensure seamless traffic congestion management during this period, Airports Company South Africa in conjunction with the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and the South African Police Force have scheduled, planned road closures at O.R. Tambo International Airport.
Please be advised therefore that [...]

TomTom is offering a free satellite navigation system to customers if England win the World Cup Final.
It might seem like a long shot but the offer is open to anyone who purchases a GO550, GO750 and GO950 in the run-up to the tournament.
The football promotion is running for an eight-week period from April 15 to [...]

Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, 16 February 2010
The most complete map of South Africa now has the features World Cup Soccer fans want; free APIs to help application developers deliver the best mobile and web applications
Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, and Irene, South-Africa, 16 February 2010— With World Cup Soccer on the horizon, digital maps and dynamic [...]

Can GPS navigation devices help sport spectators to arrive alive at sports stadiums in foreign countries? I have come across an interesting story on SPORTStechy about the Winter Olympics and how the mapping software of TomTom is assisting thousands of spectators. I would like to qioute from this story:
“For those of us who live in [...]

There has been much discussion about the safety of football spectators coming to the World Cup hosted in South Africa. There have been ridiculous claims made about the need for safety vests and bodyguards etc. None of these were required for the 2009 Confederations Cup, the Lions Rugby Tour or the IPL20 in South Africa [...]

TomTom symbol of Dutch pioneering business spirit
Johannesburg, 2 December 2009 – On Thursday 3 December, Dutch and South African entrepreneurs will gather with international football stars to prepare for the draw of the FIFA World Cup. TomTom, a Dutch based company is sponsoring the event symbolizing Dutch entrepreneurial development in South Africa. “This event will [...]