South Africa

Pretoria - More than half-a-million international visitors are in the country for the World Cup

Pretoria - Football body FIFA and the South African music industry seem to have ironed out their differences over the inclusion of local artists in a pre-World Cup concert to be held in Soweto on 10 June.

Pretoria - The South African economy is receiving a massive boost from international tourists who are in the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Pretoria - To learn more about business and take advantage of existing economic opportunities provided by government, entrepreneurs are invited to tune in to Rize Mzansi, a popular TV series

Pretoria - Tight security measures have been put in place for the World Cup match between the United States and Algeria at Loftus this afternoon.

Pretoria - Government has put contingency plans in place to ensure services do not grind to a halt when public servants affiliated to Cosatu down tools on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The fifth and final ticket sales phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off tomorrow with the opening of 11 Ticketing Centres in all host cities across the country.

Port Elizabeth - Just over 13 000 fans crammed into the FIFA Fan Fest at St George's Park on Tuesday afternoon to watch the live broadcast of the crunch match between Bafana Bafana and France.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 4.6 percent in May 2010 - the lowest since May 2006, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday

Pretoria - South Africa has to reposition itself in a way that it becomes more competitive, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Nebo Legoabe as a member of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board.

Pretoria - As the World Cup gets into full swing, former US President Bill Clinton will be "cheering" for the US team this afternoon when they take on Algeria at Loftus.

Pretoria - A four-minute stoppage time goal by Landon Donovan paved the way for the United States to progress to the knock-out stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Ghana will carry the hopes of Africa in the continent's first World Cup after the Black Stars managed to qualify to reach the next round of the tournament.

Pretoria - Three thousand health workers countrywide will be trained in tuberculosis (TB) management to help strengthen TB control.