The Soccer World Cup was uniting SA, much like the 1995 world rugby victory helped break down racial barriers, said President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.
British and South African police have foiled an attempt by English hooligans to sneak into the country for the World Cup via Dubai.
Foreigners will inject R13-billion into South Africa’s economy during the World Cup, a study shows.
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/ 28 January 2010
World Cup organisers said on Wednesday they were very happy with ticket sales for June’s soccer spectacular and slammed alarmist foreign reports.
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/ 7 February 2008
The rand is back to being one of the world’s worst-performing currencies in 2008 after a brief respite last year, and there appears nothing, for now, to halt its slide. A chronic energy crisis that is likely to slice into economic growth, political uncertainty and a gaping current-account deficit paint a gloomy picture for a currency prone to volatility.
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/ 27 February 2003
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel moved to spur economic growth on Wednesday, unveiling a Budget to put billions of rands back into taxpayer’s pockets, and spending to help uplift the poor.
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