South Africa

Johannesburg - After six years of waiting, the much anticipated first 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first to be held on African soil, opened at 2pm, with all the promised pomp, splendor and colour.

Pretoria - Preliminary figures released by traffic authorities on Thursday have shown a significant drop in the number fatal accidents on South Africa's roads during the past Easter weekend.

Cape Town - The excitement is building in the mother city ahead of the World Cup game in the city tonight between Uruguay and France, as soccer supporters swamped roads around the Cape Town Stadium, forcing the Fifa Fan Fest to close when it hit capacity just hours after opening.

Johannesburg - In what can only be described as a spectacular Opening Match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the hosts held a much stronger Mexican side to an enthralling 1-1 draw, and made the nation proud.

Pretoria-President Jacob Zuma has taken an HIV test in an effort to encourage South Africans to do the same.

Pretoria - Government has congratulated Bafana Bafana on their performance against Mexico and the people of South Africa for the organised and professional manner in which they came to the historic Opening Match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - It will only be clear on the day, if former President Nelson Mandela might or might not be attending the closing ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Sunday.

Johannesburg- Bafana Bafana head coach, Carlos Allberto Parreira, announced the 25-man squad headed for Germany for a three week training camp.

Johannesburg - 2010 boss Danny Jordaan, has hailed "the incredible atmosphere and spectacular football" in the historic tournament's opening match played in front of 84 490 fans at Soccer City stadium.

Pretoria - Speakers at the memorial service of the late Deputy Health Minister, Dr Molefi Sefularo, described him as a man of integrity and a great thinker.

Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira believes the national squad will be more confident in their remaining Group A matches - now that they are through with their nerve-wracking Opening Match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Johannesburg - The 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) has reiterated that the FIFA World Cup will be safe.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is to meet with the Auditor-General as well as the chairman of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) over purchases of World Cup tickets by government and its entities.

Cape Town - Neither Uruguay nor France found the back of the net after squaring up in Cape Town today, as the second straight game in the World Cup ended last night without a result.

Durban - It might have been an ocean of yellow and green next to the warm Durban water but it was definitely one of our most rich and colourful moments in South African history.