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Football fever hits churches too

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Pretoria - One would have been forgiven for thinking that Sunday was the World Cup kick-off as most church goers put on their Bafana Bafana best, blew their vuvuzelas and sang songs that exuded patriotism.

Football hooligans nabbed by authorities

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Pretoria - Ten Argentine football hooligans were intercepted and refused entry into the country, shortly after they landed in South Africa on Sunday.

S Africans urged to celebrate moral regeneration

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Pretoria - In a bid to ensure a caring and peaceful nation, Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Paul Mashatile has called on South Africans to participate in Moral Regeneration Movement activities throughout the country.

China expands sponsorship of SA students

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Cape Town – The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has thanked China for expanding the number of scholarships available to South African youth to study in the Asian giant by, 200 additional places.

Zuma calls on South Africans to celebrate

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Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma says after many years of planning and hard work, South Africa should now celebrate the long journey it has traveled in preparation for the first FIFA World Cup on African soil.

Living conditions to change in Sweetwaters

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Johannesburg - Government has spent more than R12 million on a piece of land in Sweetwaters, a move that will lead to the provision of 4 000 new houses for families in the area

Zuma bestows top award on Blatter

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Johannesburg - A visibly emotional FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he could not express his feelings after South Africa awarded him with the Order of the Companion of OR Tambo.

World Cup must instill African pride - Blatter

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Johannesburg - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has once again reiterated that the legacy of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa should not only be about the infrastructure that has been built in the country but that the tournament should leave a lasting sense of pride among Africans.

Teams continue to stream into SA

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Pretoria - Football teams from Serbia, Germany, Ghana, New Zealand, Algeria and Slovenia have landed in South Africa, bringing the total number of teams to 26 out of 32 in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on Friday.