Former President Nelson Mandela will not attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup this afternoon.
Organisers of the FIFA pre-kickoff celebration concert, taking place at Orlando Stadium on Thursday, have promised the ceremony will be nothing short of the party of the decade.
The Local Organising Committee and FIFA say the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert to precede this year's opening of the World Cup will go ahead as planned.
Bafana Bafana coach, Carlos Alberto Perreira is back in the country to take charge of the struggling national team.