South Africa

Johannesburg - The star-studded line-up expected to dazzle South Africans and the world for the World Cup closing ceremony is gearing up for the mother of all parties.

We are coming to the end of a historic, vibrant and very African FIFA Soccer World Cup.
When we won the rights to host the World Cup, we knew that working together we would be able to succeed. However, what has happened so far, has exceeded our expectations.
That is because of the role played by our people, the South Africans.

Durban- The Spaniards do not boast a celebrated past at the World Cup. In the 19 years of World Cup history, they have only managed to reach the final for the first time in 2010.

Pretoria - Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will this morning appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court facing a murder charge.

Pretoria - Stricter traffic measures will be enforced ahead of the final of the World Cup tonight, with the closure of a number of roads and restricting entry to others

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana's hopes of progressing to the next round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup were dashed when they suffered a disappointing 3-nil defeat in the hands of Uruguay on Wednesday evening.

Address by President Jacob Zuma at the National Youth Day celebrations

Cape Town - The South African Navy, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele and Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, are among some of the thousands of South African fans that still believe Bafana Bafana can bounce back and beat France, when they come up against them in their final group match on Tuesday in Bloemfontein.

Pretoria - FIFA has announced another record for visitors to its website FIFA.com. On 15 June 265 million pages were accessed by nearly 10 million visitors, when Brazil beat Korea DPR in their debut game.

Pretoria - Gauteng Metrorail has apologised to all the fans who were onboard the two trains that experienced power failures last night after the match between Bafana and Uruguay.

Pretoria- Government will soon launch a programme to thank South Africans for the role they played in making the World Cup successful.

Cape Town – South Africa is holding up amid the suppressed global economy and the continuing uncertainty over the Eurozone, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

Pretoria - Mpho Makwana has been appointed chairman of the Eskom board, said the Department of Public Enterprises.

Pretoria- Closing Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is set to be a colourful, celebratory tribute to the tournament, the fans and their experiences in the host country.

Pretoria - Strict traffic management measures will be implemented to ease traffic congestion to stadia during scheduled World Cup matches, says the Gauteng Provincial Government.