England versus the US — allegedly the Soccer World Cup match most under threat of a jihadi attack — only exploded in the second half.
Bafana Bafana came tantalisingly close to giving South Africa the mother of all hangovers after a 1-1 draw with Mexico on Friday evening.
Just how far can the family man from Brazil with a simple footballing philosophy take our boys? <b>Niren Tolsi</b> reports.
In anticipation of the Soccer World Cup starting on Friday, <em>Niren Tolsi</em> kicked around with SA’s deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe.
Bafana Bafana’s 71st minute winning goal over Denmark was like a flashback to those black and white videos of SA’s football in the 70s.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter and his colleagues are guaranteed huge benefits through agreements the government signed with the football body.
World Cup security plans are being jeopardised by the seeming inability of participating countries to play open cards, writes Niren Tolsi.
As Benni McCarthy is sweating off his excess
weight, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is
preparing to trim his squad down to 23 players.
Khalo Matabane’s films tackle issues central to South Africa with sensitivity and intelligence. He spoke to the <b>M&G</b> about the Soccer World Cup.
Lael Bethlehem, the CEO of the Johannesburg Development Agency, spoke with the <b>Mail&Guardian </b>about 2010.