South Africa

Pretoria - The newly built state-of-the-art Peter Mokaba Stadium in Limpopo will be officially unveiled on Saturday with a spectacular soccer tournament.

Pretoria - A South African delegation, led by President Jacob Zuma, on a state visit to India this week must look into the "vast untapped" potential for trade between the two countries, an economist advises.

Jerusalem - Israel started on Wednesday deporting about 250 activists detained from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) stands ready and waiting to welcome the world to the first FIFA World Cup on the African continent.

Pretoria - The 25th Africa- France summit held in Nice was an opportunity for South Africa to strengthen relations based on shared interest and mutual trust, says the Presidency

Pretoria - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has commended the people of South Africa for the hospitality shown towards visitors who descended on the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - When the biggest names in soccer arrive in South Africa within the next few days, winning the World Cup will not be their only mission

Durban - Freedom Nykiza is a nine-year-old from Amaoti and a soccer fanatic. He watches local Premier Soccer League games on television and gets excited about seeing his heroes. But the exhilaration that he feels when he talks about the 2010 FIFA World Cup is incomparable, writes Kemantha Govender.

Pretoria - Tickets for the international friendly between Bafana Bafana and fellow World Cup qualifier Denmark at Super Stadium in Tshwane, Atteridgeville, on Saturday are selling fast.

Pretoria - New vehicle sales in May grew by 35.3 percent compared to the same month last year, said the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA).

Pretoria - SA Airlink has confirmed that its flight that departed to Antananarivo on Monday returned shortly after take-off due to engine trouble.

Johannesburg - The Local Organising Committee and FIFA say the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert to precede this year's opening of the World Cup will go ahead as planned.

Johannesburg - FIFA will use the World Cup quarter-final matches to fight racism in football and has called on the billions of people around the world to support the campaign which starts on Friday

Pretoria - Energy ministers from across the continent are currently meeting to discuss ways of scaling up energy access to meet the Millennium Development Goals

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has confirmed that they have arrested one of two men who allegedly threatened to murder and rob foreigners during this year's FIFA World Cup in an interview broadcasted on e.tv.