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Bafana still seeking home for World Cup
Rumble in the jungle. South African World Cup dream takes a hit as the Bafana Bafana are forced to move training camp due to...
Football: Soweto Derby conspiracy!
It's now confirmed, the much talked about Soweto Derby has lost its spark.
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates again played out to a boring goalless...
Business tycoon, Dr Johann Rupert, invests in global education and development
Distinguished global business leader and entrepreneur, Dr Johann Rupert, has been appointed as the fourteenth Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), pledging his support to...
Dr Johann Rupert: A success story
Dr Johann Rupert can justly be regarded as a leader in numerous fields and an achiever of innumerable successes. This versatile fourteenth Chancellor of...
Football: It’s Soweto Derby time again!
The fierce rivalry between the traditional giants of South African soccer resumes at Orlando Stadium on Saturday, when Orlando Pirates take on Kaizer Chiefs...
South Africa: Equal Education’s ‘Bookery’ Opens it’s doors in Cape Town
School libraries in South Africa are in a desperate state. Only 7.23 % of public schools have functional libraries; 13.47% have a library space...
Zenawi versus Zuma: ‘Ze burlesque follies’ of Africa
From Zenawi to Zuma, the follies of Africa are ably translated by the great continent’s presidents and prime ministers; those power mongers hellbent on...
Zimbabwe and South African Toyota cars recalled
Toyota Zimbabwe is recalling close to 100 cars for check ups as the
automotive giant recalls thousands of cars worldwide. In South Africa
a recall of...
Jacob Zuma steals Nelson Mandela’s spotlight?
South African President, Jacob Zuma, has been accused of stealing the spotlight from Nelson Mandela on the twentieth anniversary of his release from prison....
World Cup 2010: Dutchman Puts his Villa in South Africa on a Lottery
For only EUR 99 (approximately GBP 88) see the World Cup in South Africa and sleep in your own South African Villa? Dutchman Peter...
Nelson Mandela’s short walk to freedom remembered
Twenty years ago today, Olive Petersen was part of a 500,000 strong crowd that gathered in front of Cape Town's City Hall to await...
Smart Metering Systems to Change the Dynamics of Electricity Metering in South Africa: Frost & Sullivan
The electricity metering market in South Africa is facing a period of significant change due to the implementation of smart metering systems. This is...
Urbanisation is Driving the East African Solid Waste Management Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Population growth and rising urbanisation are increasing waste production in East Africa. Since local authorities are incapable of handling most solid waste material, this...
East Africa enjoying the power of regional trade
Nations of eastern and southern Africa have been working for most of this decade to build an alliance to strengthen their position as an...
Gandhi’s ashes scattered in South Africa
On Saturday, more than six decades after his death, another portion of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were scattered in the Indian Ocean, off the South...
Zuma caught between sex scandals and polygamy
South Africa's fourth President Jacob Zuma is embroiled in a new sex scandal. The polygamous President has allegedly fathered a child with the daughter...
Two million tickets sold for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
After three of five ticketing sales phases for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, two-thirds of the available tickets have been sold.
The...
South Africa in Media Row
The two men were wielding guns and preparing to unleash terror on the nation. With their faces obscured, they were apparently loading their guns...
South Africa Football Association condemns British Stab-vest company
South Africa football officials have labelled a stab-vest designed by a London-based company for fans visiting the country during the World Cup, as “unnecessary.”
Protektorvest,...
New USAID Mission Director for South Africa Sworn In
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the swearing in of Jeff Borns as mission director to South Africa. Senior Deputy...
Trimega Laboratories to Remain Invested in South Africa After Cape High Court Victory
UK-based businessman Avi Lasarow has confirmed that he and his company Trimega Laboratories will remain invested in South Africa after his victory at the...
SA World Cup 2010: Ticket prices keep Africans away
South Africa 2010 World Cup organizing committee is a worried lot. Less than 100 000 tickets have been sold in Africa and even Bafana...
SA World Cup 2010: Stop the double standard!
The Man in charge of the upcoming World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordan, has lashed out at critics linking the ‘terrorist’ attack on...
CAN 2010: Rebel attack on Togo squad raises questions over 2010 SA World Cup security
The attack of Togo Football team in Angola on Friday by rebels has tarnished the image of African football at the same time raising...
President Zuma weds fifth wife, another to follow soon
South Africa’s polygamous president Jacob Zuma has done it again - he
wed his fifth wife on Monday.
Thobeka Madiba, aged 37, is an addition to...
Will World Cup Stadiums Change Africa’s Image?
South Africa's World Cup stadiums could change the image of Africa forever, or stand as spectacular monuments to extravagance and waste in a country...
South Africa: Deceased Minister gets Zuma’s support over AIDS policy
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has come out strongly in
defence of his late friend, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang denying that
thousands of South Africans...
South African military get heavy pay rise ahead of 2010 World Cup
South African soldiers have been granted a pay rise months after they
staged heavy protests over salaries. Observers have indicated that timely salary increase is...
What is in a South African name?
A few weeks ago, South African Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana informed her nation that she had approved the changing of twenty-eight names...
South Africa 2010 World Cup: Salaries of 32 national coaches released
Futebolfinance.com has published the salaries of coaches of all the national football teams who will be taking part in the South Africa 2010...