Uruguay is ahead of South Africa with a goal of Furlan, just minutes before the end of the first half of the match. South Africa 0 – Uruguay 1 ...

Bloemfontein is a city which honours South Africa’s difficult history with pride but its people believe the World Cup will bring a new spirit of reconciliation. The Free State of which it is the capital is the heartland of the Afrikaners – better known for their passion for rugby – and was the main battleground ...

SA is no longer accepting any travel documents other than passports, in a move that will affect travellers from neighbouring countries where the availability of passports is often hampered by extensive application backlogs. Department of Home Affairs Director-General Mkhuseli Apleni said on Tuesday that while hand- written passports were still recognised, single-sheet travel papers were ...

South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup will leave a legacy for the children of the African continent, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. “World leaders will have an opportunity to draw up a road map to ensure that every child in the continent is in school by the next Fifa World Cup ...

These are the latest photos from the Fifa Fan Fest in Rome during the match Algeria-Slovenia. ...

Last 11 June 2010, Piervincenzo Canale interviewed former Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, before his speech about Africa and its relations with Europe, China, the US and the world. ...

All eyes were on the Soweto’s historic Orlando stadium yesterday, where a huge international musical concert, geared towards the commencement of 2010 world cup was a boom. The musical artists and celebrities, dozens of them, both from within and outside the African continent all registered their wonderful messages, wrapped in music and short commentaries. The ...

If you haven’t heard of anything about Africa lately it’s certainly not about the world cup in South Africa. As a special sound is dominating that part of the continent, the whole world is been summoned with a great attention. Having been rippled with the horrors of apartheid and racial divides for years, South Africa ...

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When I first sat down to write this column, I wanted to say something about the ANC decision to take action against the leader of trade union federation Cosatu, Zwelinzima Vavi, for saying President Jacob Zuma was failing to deal with allegedly corrupt ministers. I also toyed with the idea of bemoaning the death of ...