Fifa president Joseph Blatter expressed his total confidence on Friday in security measures for the 2010 World Cup.
Unlike its counterparts in Mpumalanga which have been battling to get things right at the Mbombela Stadium, Soccer City stadium is ready.
Fears grow that the pitch at Mbombela Stadium will not be ready in time for the start of the World Cup. David Smith reports.
Warning: Prolonged cynicism about Fifa’s intentions in South Africa can lead to all sorts of dreadful side effects.
Argentina’s coach Diego Maradona thinks his players can win the Soccer World Cup if they show the form that saw them beat Germany on Wednesday.
Carlos Alberto Parreira says there is no need to panic after Bafana Bafana scraped to an unconvincing 1-1 draw against Namibia on Wednesday.
Katlego Mphela saved Bafana Bafana blushes and earned the team a 1-1 draw against Namibia in a friendly international in Durban on Wednesday night.
South Africa’s soccer players could not hide their excitement on Wednesday as the 100-day countdown to the World Cup passed, but the team faces a huge
Carlos Alberto Parreira has told his players the fight for a place in the Bafana Bafana squad starts with Wednesday’s friendly against Nambia.
To help welcome guests to the Soccer World Cup, Durban has begun teaching street vendors foreign languages.
SA police fired rubber bullets and water cannons on Tuesday to quell protests in Orange Farm near Johannesburg in which one policeman was shot.
World soccer governing body Fifa on Tuesday brushed aside lingering doubts about South Africa’s readiness for the World Cup.
Beer sales are expected to rise by up to 6% during the 2010 Soccer World Cup, South African Breweries said on Tuesday.
South Africa is trying to "green" the Soccer World Cup, but local efforts are struggling to balance out the enormous carbon emissions.
SuperSport United goalkeeper Emile Baron has made one of the most remarkable comebacks in South African soccer history, thanks to coach Gavin Hunt.
Schoolchildren will ditch their uniforms for soccer jerseys on Tuesday as South Africa marks 100 days to the Soccer World Cup.
The old South African flag has been banned from Cape Town’s 2010 soccer stadium, along with items such as tear gas and pointy umbrellas.
The leading World Cup contenders begin flexing their muscles this week, a little more than 100 days before the big kick-off in South Africa.
Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium, venue of the opening and final World Cup matches, will be handed over to Fifa in April, organisers said on Friday.
No-nonsense Ghana coach is looking for ‘perfect mix’ for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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/ 25 February 2010
Some work still needed to be done at the stadium set to host the opening and closing matches of the Soccer World Cup, Fifa’s Jerome Valcke said.
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/ 25 February 2010
The Cabinet has expressed its satisfaction at the state of readiness for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
President Jacob Zuma says SA’s public-works programme will continue after the World Cup, to build on infrastructure projects and boost employment.
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/ 24 February 2010
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini says he wants his portraits to be displayed at key public venues like the airport and stadiums during the World Cup.
New stadiums and gleaming airports are already redefining SA’s cities, but 106 days before the World Cup the nation is still sprucing up its image.
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/ 24 February 2010
South Africa’s tourism ministry has ordered an investigation into allegations that World Cup hotel prices are unreasonably high.
If you are used to getting complimentary tickets to watch local football, change the habit — Fifa will not give away free tickets for the World Cup.
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/ 23 February 2010
SA police are investigating the disappearance of a German executive who went missing three weeks ago while on a business trip to the country.
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/ 23 February 2010
SA’s top cop says World Cup fans will be safe, and the country will be safer because of the work his force has done to prepare for the tournament.
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/ 22 February 2010
About 320 footballers will be tested for doping before the 2010 Fifa World Cup kicks off in June.
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/ 20 February 2010
South Africans may pose the biggest problem to healthcare services during the Soccer World Cup, health officials said on Saturday.
Bafana Bafana will not be playing in front of open seats during the 2010 Fifa World Cup in June.