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Bafana disappoints at Loftus

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana's hopes of progressing to the next round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup were dashed when they suffered a disappointing 3-nil defeat in the hands of Uruguay on Wednesday evening.

Navy, Sisulu, Cwele confident of Bafana's return

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Cape Town - The South African Navy, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele and Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, are among some of the thousands of South African fans that still believe Bafana Bafana can bounce back and beat France, when they come up against them in their final group match on Tuesday in Bloemfontein.

Record breaking kick-off for FIFA.com

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Pretoria - FIFA has announced another record for visitors to its website FIFA.com. On 15 June 265 million pages were accessed by nearly 10 million visitors, when Brazil beat Korea DPR in their debut game.

Metrorail apologises for train delays

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Pretoria - Gauteng Metrorail has apologised to all the fans who were onboard the two trains that experienced power failures last night after the match between Bafana and Uruguay.

SA economy doing well, despite global woes

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Cape Town – South Africa is holding up amid the suppressed global economy and the continuing uncertainty over the Eurozone, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

Closing ceremony set to dazzle

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Pretoria- Closing Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is set to be a colourful, celebratory tribute to the tournament, the fans and their experiences in the host country.

Strict traffic management at stadia

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Pretoria - Strict traffic management measures will be implemented to ease traffic congestion to stadia during scheduled World Cup matches, says the Gauteng Provincial Government.

Tougher action against rape, violence

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Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says Government is looking to mete out tougher punishment to those involved in violent crimes such as rape and murder.

Retail trade sales increase in April

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Pretoria - Retail trade sales in April increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday.

Closing ceremony set to dazzle

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Pretoria- The Closing Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is set to be a colourful, celebratory tribute to the tournament, the fans and their experiences in the host country.

Bafana's performance must not dampen SA spirit

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Pretoria - South Africans have been urged to shrug off the disappointment of Bafana Bafana's loss to Uruguay and instead focus on the success of the world's biggest sporting event.