By Craig Urquhart
Johannesburg - Thousands of singers, painters and other artists countrywide are gearing for the largest football spectacle which comes to South Africa next year, the FIFA World Cup.
The KwaZulu-Natal Gallery in Glenwood is currently hosting All Eyes in Africa, a magnificent exhibition of mosaics by Mbhekeni Mbili which carry a 2010-theme, reports SouthAfrica.info.
Last year, the gallery hosted artist Sicelo Ziqubu's 2010-themed papier-mâché decorated thrones.
In the Cape Town suburb of Tafelsig, resident Desmond Kannemeyer is removing gangster grafitti from the walls of his neighbourhood, planning to replace them with giant 2010-themed murals.
Tomas Majebe from Cameroon is selling magnificent oil-on-canvas 2010 stadium paintings at flea markets in the Western Cape.
Pretoria jeweler Ceciwe Khonje has launched a range of (FIFA-approved) 2010 white gold cufflinks.
In Garangkuwa, Peter Malherbe builds model 2010 stadiums out of match sticks. In Polokwane, Joe Moyo is doing the same but with wire and beads.
