Johannesburg - Uruguay will be looking to get closer to winning the World Cup for the third time when they meet Netherlands for the first semi-final encounter tonight.
Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg is keeping fingers crossed ahead of the announcement of who will host the 2013 World Conference on Doping in Sport on Sunday evening.
Pretoria - Police have arrested a third suspect for the alleged hijacking and murder of a UK tourist.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to leave Switzerland today after concluding his five-day stay in Davos where he was attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.
Pretoria - A South African business has donated R5 million to Haitian earthquake victims.
Port Elizabeth - The unpleasant weather that hit Port Elizabeth on Tuesday did not keep football fans and fun lovers away from the FIFA Fan Fest at St George's Park.
Pretoria - The number of people who have flocked to the 10 FIFA Fan Fests since the World Cup kicked off in South Africa, has surpassed the two million mark, FIFA said.
Pretoria - The Netherlands have reached their first 2010 FIFA World Cup final in 32 years after beating Uruguay 3-2 at Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday
Johannesburg - A combination of fireworks and the latest light effects technology will mark the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday night, organisers said.
Pretoria - Brazilian President Lula da Silva and his delegation that will arrive in South Africa for a four-day visit must establish tighter ties- so that they can learn all the requirements for staging FIFA's quadrennial showpiece in 2014.
