V-me goes on location with SUDAFRICA 2010.

Tapping into the worldwide interest surrounding Mundial 2010, the first World Cup ever contested in Africa, V-me announces SUDAFRICA 2010 – a multi-platform programming produced from major cities and other exotic locations throughout South Africa.

From June 1st through June 10th, V-me’s Jorge Gestoso and Marian de la Fuente will explore and celebrate South Africa’s people, its natural riches, and its place in history and the global economy in a series of eight hour-long primetime specials, plus thematic vignettes scheduled throughout the day. V-me Noticias and V-me Deportes will also feature special South African reports during the two weeks.

Before and during SUDAFRICA 2010 V-me’s audience can participate in the production via questions, comments, polls and posts to Twitter and Facebook, and can access special bonus content on vmetv.com.

SUDAFRICA 2010 content and coverage will include:

Sports: V-me will explore the Stadiums, local football clubs/leagues, the colorful fans, and great African footballers. But South Africa is also a world destination for surfing, extreme sport, golf, rugby, cricket, swimming, track & field and Formula One.

Food: Top restaurants, regional recipes from diverse cultures and tribal cuisines, world-famous South African wines and more.

Fashion: The up-and-coming South African design scene with its mix of modern, traditional and tribal expressions.

Music: The thriving city club scenes; the unique sounds of Bantu, Jive, Jazz and Soul, Township, disco reggae world beat, and the Afro roots of Latin Music.

Urban Cityscapes: Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, Cape Town – their culture, architecture, nightlife and physical beauty.

Current Affairs: Top-level access and fascinating updates from a country at the leading edge of Africa’s economy, politics, ecology and the HIV/Aids crisis.

History: A fascinating mosaic including the oldest human fossils, the life and times of Nelson Mandela and the apartheid years, the pre-Colonial Zulu civilization, the Dutch Voortrekkers and more.

Planet: An awe-inspiring mix of elephants, big game, sharks, whales, penguins, and breathtaking land and seascapes – at the front lines of the global conservation movement, where growing cities sit next to World Heritage wetlands and preserves.