Consortium partners organising Cup ceremonies wanted “space wasting” musician to quit.
Of the six African teams at the World Cup only Ghana have adapted to the hard-working demands of modern football tactics.
A 2-1 loss to The Netherlands confirmed what Cameroon already knew: That the Indomitable Lions were out of the World Cup with barely a roar.
Ghana became the only African team from the original six to qualify on Wednesday for the knockout stage of the World Cup.
While Safa is silent on Carlos Alberto Parreira’s replacement after the Soccer World Cup, the smart money is on his assistant, Pitso Mosimane.
Bafana Bafana may have exited the World Cup, but they will not exit the hearts of the this nation for a while.
A 2-1 loss to Denmark on Saturday night at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria left the Indomitable Lions with zero points after two games.
Vocalist Busi Mhlongo has died. The 62-year-old battled with breast cancer for several years and died in a Durban hospital on June 15.
Police are investigating claims that sabotage by rival security companies lies behind the security guard strikes that rocked the World Cup this week.
Bafana Bafana’s chances of advancing in the Soccer World Cup were delivered a blow on Thursday as Mexico beat France 2-0 in Polokwane.
The blood of Bafana Bafana fans must have run as cold as the Pretoria air on Wednesday night after South Africa lost 3-0 to Uruguay.
Holland’s 2-0 victory over Denmark at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Monday lacked the masterful brush-strokes of the traditional Dutch masters.
Ghana, arguably Africa’s most well equipped team, become the continent’s first nation to register a win at the Soccer World Cup.
South Africa’s bid book, the cornerstone of the country’s successful application to host the World Cup, is a mélange of hyperbole and underestimation.
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.
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.
SA security agencies were, on Thursday afternoon, still in the dark over the arrest of alleged terror suspect Abdullah Azzam Saleh Misfar al-Qahtani.
With the Soccer World Cup just days away, the win over Thailand ended a lean spell for Bafana and gave the team a much-needed confidence boost.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille tells <b>Niren Tolsi</b> about how she should have taken her balls back from Fifa and her feelings for Didier Drogba.
<b>Niren Tolsi</b> talks to Professor Tim Noakes, the pre-eminent sports doctor in South Africa about his expectations for the Soccer World Cup
Holding matches at the stadium in Green Point will leave "no legacy whatsoever for communities where football is played. We can’t afford to go there"
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 gaudy beachfront gets a facelift, but not without bumps and bruises.
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.