South Africa

Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup brought with it more than 1.4 million tourists to the country, most of whom were first time visitors to South Africa

Durban - The sentiment ahead of the Germany versus England round of sixteen battle is that, the encounter has come a bit too early

Pretoria - More than three million fans world-wide attended the 16 FIFA Fan Fest venues since the start of the World Cup in South Africa two weeks ago, the football governing body said on Sunday.

Port Elizabeth - The English contingent of the crowd at the FIFA Fan Fest in Port Elizabeth watched in disbelief as their team was 'pom'elled out of the World Cup by a slicker-looking German outfit on Sunday evening.

Pretoria - Government says the lasting legacy that the football spectacle has left shows that "today is already better than yesterday."

Durban - An irate English side has exited the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being outplayed 4-1 by Germany in Bloemfontein on Sunday.

Pretoria - Elements of the criminal justice system that worked well during the World Cup will be maintained and improved on to deliver swift justice to South Africans

Port Elizabeth - The honours were roughly shared between football and the evening's featured artists as to which the main attractions were on Friday evening's programme at the FIFA Fan Fest in Port Elizabeth.

Bloemfontein - Mangaung's final World Cup match ended on a high note on Sunday night with local and international visitors alike praising the host city for its hospitality and warmth.

Pretoria - Leaders of the world's biggest countries have pledged to halve budget deficits by 2013 and stabilise or reduce government debt by 2016.

Pretoria - Government says the lasting legacy that the 2010 football spectacle has left shows that "today is already better than yesterday."

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.

Pretoria – The South African Weather Service has predicated intermitant rainy weather conditions for Cape Town tomorrow morning.

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.

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.