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Pretoria - Fifa World Cup hosts, Bafana Bafana, held their own when they played to a hard-fought 1-all draw against Paraguay in Asuncion on Thursday morning

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 - Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele paid tribute to Russia's military veterans for their contribution to the struggle against apartheid.

Pretoria - A competition aimed at raising public awareness about Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) among high school pupils is to be held by the Department of Science and Technology.

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.

Pretoria - Declaring that it is time to "turn the page," US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced the official end of US combat operations in Iraq, bringing to a close more than seven years of war in that country.

Pretoria - Progress in efforts to improve water quality as a response to challenges facing the global water sector will be in the spotlight when delegates meet for this year's World Water Week (WWW) in Sweden.

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.

Durban - Carlos Puyol gave Spain the one goal they needed to make history and book their place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup final after ousting Germany.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is calling on Chinese companies to invest in South African mining.