South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has accepted diplomatic credentials from six new ambassadors and high commissioners during a ceremony at the Presidential Guest House on Tuesday.

Johannesburg - The opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup between Bafana Bafana and Mexico at Soccer City on Friday promises to be a thrilling encounter, but Bafana players are more than aware that the Mexicans will be tough opponents to beat.

Government calls on South Africans to stand to attention - with their hands placed at their sides - while singing the National Anthem.

Durban - KwaZulu-Natal's new website will help tourists to make last minute bookings for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and beyond.

Durban - Nomfundo Dzingwa was excited about the 2010 FIFA World Cup like all South Africans but a phone call from her fianc,e changed that.

Pretoria - South Africa's Advanced Passenger Processing (APP) system has proved to be effective, with the detection of football hooligans this week.

Pretoria - Government, in all its spheres, should be accountable to the people, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

Pretoria - Ghana head coach, Milovan Rajevac, has included 12 players from his 2010 FIFA World squad for the friendly match against Bafana Bafana on August 11 at Soccer City.

Pretoria - With the World Cup behind us, South Africans are being urged not to shelf their patriotic spirits but to instead direct it into a new initiative.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Public Works, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, has invited women contractors to a roundtable discussion of their experiences in the construction industry.

Johannesburg - Hundreds of Johannesburg residents, who boarded the Gautrain on Tuesday, have given the high speed train the thumbs up.

Durban - Portugal have been dealt a severe blow after their star winger, Nani, has joined the causality list ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Friday marks the historic kick-off of the first FIFA World Cup ever held on the African continent. But, it also has a further significance in the history of South Africa. It is the day Nelson Mandela and his seven comrades were convicted for sabotage.

Pretoria - As part of the 48th anniversary arrest of South Africa's first democratic President, Nelson Mandela, on Thursday, his Foundation is urging residents to acknowledge the sacrifices of all people who brought freedom to the country.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has called on world leaders to ensure that every child is in school by the next FIFA World Cup in 2014.