After seemingly coming from nowhere to triumph at UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) EURO 2004, Greece have continued to defy the odds.
Asia’s most frequent visitors to the Soccer World Cup, Korea Republic are also the continent’s most successful team at the event.
Expectations are diminished for Nigeria, but it was not long ago that the Super Eagles were seen as the most likely African nation to do well.
Despite a tortuous qualification campaign, Argentina are travelling to SA with serious designs on winning the title for the first time in 24 years.
France crossed a new threshold in qualifying for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, having never before graced the finals on four consecutive occasions.
Few nations have the soccer history of Uruguay, with an impressive collection of world, Olympic and continental titles.
After a turbulent period that saw three coaches come and go and more than sixty players, Mexico have returned to calmer waters under Javier Aguirre.
Barbara Hogan answers the <em>M&G</em>’s questions about the controversy surrounding the World Bank loan for the Medupi power station.
There is an air of cautious optimism in South Africa as the country prepares for the most significant chapter of its short football history.
The Bulls, refreshed from last week’s bye, look set to keep the heat on their Super 14 title chasers when they host the Highlanders on Saturday.
How can I start investing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), asks a young teacher.
The Red Cross on Wednesday renewed its plea for funds for hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans in urgent need of food assistance.
The Cabinet has approved an implementation plan to scale up the HIV/Aids prevention programme recently presented by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
Burma’s ruling junta has used new election laws to officially annul the result of polls in 1990 that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party.
Daihatsu, a subsidiary of embattled Toyota, said on Thursday it was recalling almost 275 000 vehicles due to possible defects.
MTN, Africa’s biggest cellphone operator by subscribers, posted lower 2009 profit despite its new customers increasing by 28% to 116-million.
Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney could match Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal record after the striker reached the 30 mark against AC Milan on Wednesday.
US President Barack Obama joked on Wednesday that half of the 40 000 letters that pour into the White House each day brand him an "idiot".
About 130 000 people are to be evacuated in flood-prone Mozambique because of rising waters in three main rivers, state media said on Wednesday.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still not prepared to resume lending to Zimbabwe, citing concerns about the country’s political situation.
An international scientific body will review the UN’s Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming.
Swimming champion Natalie Du Toit has won the annual Laureus Disability award, Sascoc said on Wednesday.
Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin has defended the Transport Department’s spending on international conferences after DA criticism.
Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by the Dalai Lama in which he expressed concerns about conditions in Tibet and Xinjiang.
Illness has forced him from public view, but Fidel Castro is back via a television series that celebrates his escape from 638 assassination plots.
The African National Congress and the South African Communist Party will meet for bilateral talks on Thursday, amid rising tensions with the alliance.
As individuals, South Africa’s journalists express themselves in media platforms around the clock.
Alternative medicine practitioners want to counter claims that they are ineffective.
The cure for many illnesses may lie hidden in South Africa’s plants, but do we have adequate legislation to safeguard our biodiversity from pillagers?
The Transport Department spent over R75-million on four conferences in two years, the Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday.
President Jacob Zuma has finally declared his and his family’s benefits and interests, his attorney Michael Hulley has said.
As premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille should have been party to the JSC’s deliberations on Judge John Hlophe, a court was told on Wednesday.