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South Africa World Cup 2010: So who is the real Group of Death?
A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of the teams that form the group of death, and all the football fraternity...
2010 World Cup: A possible South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France group of death?
Finally the World Cup draws are up and now all participating countries know who will play who, when and where. There was relief is...
South Africa orders Zimbabwe to “clean up” ahead of 2010 World Cup
South Africa has told its neighbor, Zimbabwe, to speedily resolve its political crisis saying it would not allow the country to disturb the 2010...
South Africa 2010 World Cup: Safer sex for soccer fans
With only six months until South Africa hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the nettlesome question of how to deal with sex workers looms.
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South Africa: Football fans grab World Cup package
Footballs fans have been dedicated to booking flights and accommodations to South Africa next June, following the World Cup draw and the largest batch...
South Africa 2010 World Cup: Crime, what crime?
Despite the noise about South Africa being a crime-prone nation and fears that the Stadia and facilities would not be ready before the much...
South African authorities warn service industry not to hike prices during World Cup
South African tourism and football authorities have called on hotels, airline companies and restaurants not to take undue advantage of the World Cup to...
South African President Zuma’s US$8m plus home renovations
South African leader Jacob Zuma is splashing a whopping R65-million (over 8.8 million US dollars) in expanding his rural home of Nkandla. The new...
Thabo Mbeki stands accused for South African health disaster
A small but vocal political party in South Africa has joined calls for former president Thabo Mbeki to be held accountable for his role...
Zimbabwe: Biti’s budget sees change for beer drinkers but not currency
Finance Minister Tendai Biti on Wednesday ruled out the re-introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar saying the multiple use of currencies would continue but had...
2010 World Cup Draw: Organizer not responsible for crime at SA’s biggest show ever
South Africa says Friday’s World Cup draw in Cape Town would be the biggest ever. The organizing officials have stressed that the country’s safety...
South Africa flirts dangerously with socialism
Themba Nolutshungu’s compelling evidence of the genetic relationship between Communism and Apartheid is ground breaking. He should know better, for he has lived in...
Zimbabwe: Zanu-pf defy Commonwealth, scorn Jacob Zuma
Zimbabwe has vowed to reject any proposals for it to return to the
Commonwealth of nations, which the 85 year old President Mugabe once described...
South Africa: Eskom gets 1.86bn for new power plant project
The African Development Bank announced it has approved a €1.86bn loan to South Africa’s energy giant Eskom. “South Africa's energy problem has been a...
South Africa: School a refuge from xenophobia
During school hours the pupils of Claireville Primary in the port city of Durban are spared the jibes and taunts of not being South...
South Africa: Media battles Fifa
According to Times Live, journalists in South Africa have accused world football governing body Fifa of imposing restrictive rules on reporting next year’s World...
South Africa-Israel: SA deports Israeli spy
South Africa has deported an Israeli airline official following allegations that Isreal’s secret police, Shin Bet, have been operating in Johannesburg’s international airport. The...
South Africa pulls out of recession
South Africa’s economy has come out of recession, with a growth of 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of this year, says WSJ....
South Africa: Vuvuzela replaces Bafana Bafana
The vuvuzela, a South African horn used by football fans, will certainly whip up a big hue and cry come the 2010 World Cup...
South Africa-Zimbabwe: Migrant workers struggling in SA
Zimbabwean migrants in search of employment in South Africa are facing persecution at the hands of local populations who are accusing them for taking...
South Africa: Animal Rights Africa in a bid to stop traditional bull killing
South African animal rights activists have agreed to meet Zulu groups in a bid to stop a bull-killing ritual, writes the South African Star....
South Africa: Special Courts for World Cup crimes
South Africa is to set up special courts to quickly deal with crime committed during the one month long 2010 World Cup. The government...
Jennifer Hudson to star in Winnie Mandela film
Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson is to play Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie, in a film about her life, reports say.
Variety magazine reported Hudson was thrilled...
US-South Africa-Guinea: US ‘has evidence’ of SA training military junta
The US has declared that it holds evidence that South African mercenaries are training supporters of Guinea’s military junta. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State...
South Africa: SA Government to fight corruption
President Jacob Zuma and his cabinet have vowed to deal with the «scourge» of corruption in the government in a determined and coordinated way...
South Africa: Semenya to keep all prizes ahead of gender test results
The speculation over 800m World Champion, Caster Semenya finally comes to an end after the sports ministry announced that the athlete will keep her...
South Africa: Ras Dumisani’s rendition of national anthem in France causes diplomatic row
South African members of parliament, infuriated by a badly sung national anthem before Springboks and France clash have accused the reggae singer who “butchered...
Zimbabwe-South Africa: 2,700 Zimbabweans displaced in SA attacks
According to Reuters, up to 2,700 Zimbabwean asylum seekers have set up a temporary “safety camp” at a rural South African town following xenophobic...
South Africa-Japan: Japan calls for vuvuzela ban
According to the BBC, the President of the Japan Football Association, Motoaki Inukai, has demanded that the noisy vuvuzela trumpet be banned from the...
South Africa-Guinea: South Africa training Guinea military?
The South African government has declared it is investigating reports indicating that South African mercenaries are training supporters of Guinea’s military junta. According to...