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Argentina to take on Germany in quarter-finals

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Pretoria - An elated Argentinean side will face Germany in a quarter-final match on Saturday at Cape Town's Green Point Stadium, after defeating Mexico 3-1 in a knock-out match at Soccer City on Sunday.

S Africans can hold heads up high

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Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Foundation has given South Africans the thumbs up for being great competitors, good, loving sports fans as well as warm hosts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

EC health raids illegal initiation schools

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Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Health Department is currently raiding illegal initiation schools in the province in a bid to ensure that further lives are not lost during botched circumcisions.

High-risk patients urged to get shots

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Pretoria - The Department of Health has urged high-risk patients to visit their nearest public health facility to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza

Football for Hope centres on track

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Johannesburg - Football body FIFA says it is on track to roll out about 20 Football for Hope centres across Africa after this year's World Cup.

EC health raids illegal initiation schools

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Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Health Department is currently raiding illegal initiation schools in the province in a bid to ensure that further lives are not lost during botched circumcisions.

Radebe backs local coach

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Johannesburg - Former Bafana Bafana Captain and 2010 FIFA World Cup ambassador Lucas Radebe has thrown his weight behind plans by SAFA to replace Alberto Parreira with a local coach.

Brazil, Chile to fight for quarter final slot

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Pretoria - The next World Cup hosts, Brazil, will be looking to book themselves a place in the quarter-finals when they take on World number 18 Chile in a knock out match at Ellis Park Stadium on Monday evening.

Germany prepare to take on Argentina

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Pretoria - German livewire striker, Miroslav Klose, says his team is ready to face Argentina in their quarter-final encounter at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, on Saturday.

Brazil too hot for Chile

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Durban - Five time world champions Brazil have eased into the quarterfinals after sweeping pass Chile in a Round of sixteen match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Kinshasa a symbol of hope for stability - Motlanthe

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Pretoria - The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) 50 year independence celebrations should be seen as a symbol of hope that stability is returning to the country, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

RSR investigates train derailment in Polokwane

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Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator's (RSR) inspectors are investigating an incident in which a Shosholoza-Meyl train carrying 90 passengers derailed outside Polokwane on Monday morning.

2010 frenzy at ticketing centres

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Johannesburg - It's a hive of activity across the country's FIFA Ticketing Centres today as thousands of South Africans are trying to book their pass to the soccer spectacle.