Foreigners white-knuckling it at the thought of going without their daily Starbucks fix during the 2010 Fifa World Cup can now breathe easy.

Starbucks Coffee International – the worlds biggest coffeehouse franchise – has gone into partnership with local distribution company Emperica Marketing to serve the hallowed brew at a select group of Southern Sun Hotels and Tsogo Sun Casinos.

These include Johannesburgs SunSquare Montecasino Hotel (Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways; 011 557 7007) and Sandton Towers (Sandton Sun, Cnr 5th and Alice streets, Sandton; 011 780 5000), Cape Towns Southern Sun Cullinan Hotel (1 Cullinan Street, V&A Waterfront; 021 415 4000) and Durbans Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel (63 Snell Parade, Durban; 031 362 1300).

Customers can look forward to sipping Starbucks 100% Fairtrade-certified espressos, café mocchas, lattés and Tazo Teas. And, of course, their flagship cuppa joe, whichll set you back around R20 a pop.