20100705
africanews

Former South African president Nelson Mandela met Ghana's soccer team over the weekend to commend them for their gallant effort despite a 4-2 defeat to Uruguay on penalties at the World Cup.

20100704
reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African unions said on Sunday they had called off a planned strike at the power utility Eskom after receiving a higher wage offer, ending concern about power supplies during the football World Cup.

20100704
reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Struggling South African state-owned firms have spent 110 million rand on World Cup tickets angering trade unions which have accused top executives of selfishness, the Sunday Times reported.

20100703
africanews

The former head of South Africa's police force was found guilty on graft charges on Friday, one of the most senior officials to be brought to justice for corruption in the country.

20100702
africanews

South African national icon Nelson Mandela declares his full support for Ghana - Africa's only hope in the 2010 World Cup - as they get set to battle it out with Uruguay in the quarter-final today. Mandela in a letter to the Ghana FA spurred the team on to make Africa proud by getting to the semi-final.

20100630
allafrica

Pretoria — Government wants to see at least 26 percent of historically disadvantaged South Africans getting a stake in the mining industry by 2014.

20100630
allafrica

Johannesburg — THE South African Human Rights Commission is gearing up to detect threats of xenophobic violence with the launch yesterday of a project that would assist foreigners to access legal support.

20100629
africanews

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki expressed glee with the Ghanaian national team on its continuing success at the World Cup in South Africa as well as invited all across the African continent to throw their weight behind the lone African representative still in quest of the coveted trophy.

20100629
africanews

World Cup trophies have been stolen from the Johannesburg temporary headquarters of world football governing body FIFA. The national police commissioner Bheki Cele confirms the report but said the trophies were replica ones that would have taken centre stage at the Soccer City final in Johannesburg on July 11.

20100629
allafrica

ohannesburg — PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has reiterated SA's long-held view and called for international financial institutions to be overhauled to give developing economies a greater say.

20100628
africanews

A South African Airways flight attendant Elphia Dlamini, has been arrested whiles trying to smuggle 3 kilos of cocaine into Britain through London's Heathrow airport on Monday.

20100628
africanews

The first ever FIFA World Cup on African soil has lived up to expectations but with surprises and conundrum. Already, the mighty have fallen - USA, England, France and Italy. All the African teams including host South Africa have been axed but one - Ghana. We share the thoughts of our reporters across the continent.

20100627
reuters

As Alvin Kaidar mingled with the opposition ahead of a shanty town soccer match on a red dirt clearing, he spoke of his fears -- not about the upcoming game, but simply of being able to stay alive.

20100622
voanews

A South Africa fan reacts at the end of the World Cup group A soccer match between France and South Africa in Bloemfontein, 22 Jun 2010

20100622
allafrica

It proved a bridge too far for South Africa but they swaggered off the World Cup stage with pride restored after beating France 2-1 at the Free State Stadium on Tuesday.

20100622
reuters

South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday he was confident the Soccer World Cup, hosted for the first time in Africa, will boost job creation and economic growth in his country.

20100621
reuters

South African police said on Monday they had arrested four people for the shooting of an exiled Rwandan army general on Saturday.

20100620
reuters

A blast was heard across Johannesburg on Sunday followed by a plume of smoke, visible from the Soccer City where World Cup matches are being played, but South African police said it was a routine test.

20100619
allafrica

Women in abusive relationships have a higher risk of being infected with HIV, a South African Medical Research Council study has found.

20100615
afrol

After more than ten football matches plaid in South Africa, spectator attendance to Africa's first FIFA World Cup is slightly higher than that of Germany in 2006, figures released by FIFA today showed.