Rhythm like you’ve never seen

No one mixes nationalism, tourism and sport in a feel-good cocktail quite like the South African advertising industry.

I stand corrected, but no one mixes nationalism, tourism and sport in a feel-good cocktail quite like the South African advertising industry. Like in this TV commercial for the South African national tourism authority, where Diski, a South African style of playing football that prioritizes tricks and dribbling – which in real life has only reaped bad results on the field – is roped into promote the 2010 World Cup.

It comes complete with dorky instructional video.

Further Reading

On the pitch

This year, instead of taking a publishing break, we will be covering the African Cup of Nations. To transition, we consider why football still matters in an era of enclosure, mediated presence, and thinning publics.