At root, Fifa wants to protect its mega-revenue flow of selling live broadcast rights to TV networks, writes <b>Guy Berger</b>.
SA intelligence authorities were on Wednesday still trying to verify the accuracy of reports detailing an alleged plot to attack the World Cup.
What can we expect from SA’s three biggest cities during the World Cup? The <I>M&G</i> has explored Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg to find out.
The king of South Africa’s makarapa fan helmet has moved from his township workshop to a factory to meet World Cup demand.
Authorities are asking foreign fans to join South Africans in saving electricity during the Soccer World Cup to avoid power cuts.
After years of doubt, soul-searching and criticism, SA stands on the threshold of a unique World Cup that looks likely to confound the pessimists.
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed the significant improvement in his team’s form after they thrashed Thailand 4-0.
Eskom on Monday acknowledged that it was likely to come under "additional pressure" during the Soccer World Cup.
The eThekwini municipality is intent on running a carbon-neutral World Cup from the new R3,1-billion Moses Mabhida stadium.
We chat to Clive Barker, former Bafana Bafana coach and the only one to have led the national team to a trophy — the 1996 Africa Nations Cup title.
The <i>M&G</i>’s <b>Niren Tolsi</b> speaks to Durban municipal manager Mike Sutcliffe about his expectations for the World Cup.
The <i>M&G</i>’s <b>Niren Tolsi</b> chats to Andile Bhekizulu about the World Cup, a 22-year-old bricklayer working on Durban’s beachfront.
The suspension of two senior Safa executives will not affect Bafana Bafana’s World Cup preparations, Safa CEO Leslie Sedibe said on Thursday.
SA police do not know of any terrorism threats to the Soccer World Cup, police chief General Bheki Cele said on Thursday.
With less than a month before the World Cup, host cities are thinking of the best possible maintenance plans for the stadiums they have built.
The World Cup’s message is this: football is a vehicle of harmony, uniting nations under the banner of sport. What if the truth were not so pretty?.
With 30 days to go, it is becoming clearer that South Africa will host a thoroughly well-run Soccer World Cup.
The threat of protests against the hosting of the North Korean World Cup team in Bulawayo has forced the Zimbabwean government into a rethink.
Study shows local and provincial authorities were overruled and the stadium deal was done before
the DA could thwart the Fifa president’s wishes.
Sepp Blatter and Thabo Mbeki intervened to have Cape Town’s Green Point Stadium built — at R3-billion more expensive than two available alternatives.
Smart new buses already roll past World Cup stadiums, but anger is simmering within the taxi industry, which feels sidelined from the tournament.
Hosts South Africa will play a 2010 World Cup warm-up match against Jamaica in Germany on Wednesday.
The World Cup could be like having two December holidays in one year, reports Lynley Donnelly.
The latest Department of Sports progress report on the Soccer World Cup confirms "it is all systems go", government spokesperson Themba Maseko says.
Foreigners will inject R13-billion into South Africa’s economy during the World Cup, a study shows.
Football fans from the rest of Africa account for only two percent of tickets sold at the first World Cup on the African continent.
The Soccer World Cup will be SA’s greatest opportunity to show off the diversity and potential of the nation, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
South Africa is "more than ready" for the Soccer World Cup, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
The SA Policing Union has demanded an increase in overtime allowances for its members ahead of the Soccer World Cup, an official said on Monday.
More than 100 000 World Cup tickets have been sold in less than two days, but the likely number of foreign fans has been halved.
Politics and farm murders were forgotten on Thursday as South Africans queued to buy Soccer World Cup tickets over the counter.
South Africans queued overnight for a chance on Thursday to buy half-a-million World Cup tickets — including some for the final.