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Jordaan tells SA fans to buck up

The head of the local organising committee, Danny Jordaan, has exhorted South African soccer fans to keep up their spirits and continue to support the World Cup, despite Bafana's devastating loss against Uruguay on Wednesday night. He can ask nicely, but it might be more effective if he handed out free samples of Prozac.  Read more: EWN

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