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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an emergency meeting of its executive committee ahead of the World Cup draw in South Africa. FIFA said Monday the meeting would take place Dec. 2, two days before the draw in Cape Town. The statement by the soccer world governing body did not reveal the topics, but its likely the committee will consider the match-fixing allegations in Europe, violence at...
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The South African Communist Party and the ruling African National Congress’s youth wing clashed over calls to nationalize the country’s mines, as tensions spilled out between the political allies seven months after elections.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index gained for the first day in four, advancing 313.22, or 1.2 percent, to 27,242.47 at 1:12 p.m. in Johannesburg.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for the first day in four, gaining 494.22, or 1.8 percent, to 27,423.47 in Johannesburg.
Herschelle Gibbs has been recalled to the South Africa squad for the remainder of the one-day series against England.
Herschelle Gibbs has been recalled as cover for injured allrounder Jacques Kallis for the remainder of South Africa's limited-overs international series against England. Kallis is expected to be sidelined for a month with a rib injury, discovered after a scan at the weekend. Kallis missed the seven-wicket loss to England at Centurion on Sunday, which put the hosts behind 1-0 in the five-match...
World champions South Africa on Monday put off naming the team to play Six Nations Grand Slam holders Ireland this Saturday in Dublin because of an injury crisis which forced them to cancel training.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s spending to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the world’s most-watched sporting event, and a rebound in manufacturing may have pulled the economy out of its first recession in 17 years in the third quarter.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index gained 301.77, or 1.1 percent, to 27,231.02 at 9:30 a.m. in Johannesburg, after falling 0.5 percent on Nov. 20.
Athol Fugard's latest play, The Train Driver, will make its world premiere at a South African theatre named in his honor in early 2010.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa . Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Netcare Ltd. said revenue at its South African operations will rise by between 7 percent and 10 percent in fiscal 2010 while remaining flat in the U.K.
Scoreboard in the second one-day international between South Africa and England at Centurion in South Africa on Sunday.
(RTTNews) - Against its South African counterpart, the dollar traded lower during New York deals on Monday. At about 11:25 am ET, the pair touched 7.4650, which may be compared to last week's closing value of 7.6098. This set a 4-day low for the US currency.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes Jermain Defoe has made an unanswerable case for inclusion in England's World Cup squad by becoming only the third player to score five times in a Premier League match.
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Scoreboard Sunday in the one-day international between South Africa and England at Supersport Park Stadium: South Africa Innings Hashim Amla c Strauss b Collingwood 57 Graeme Smith c Strauss b Bresnan 12 A.B. de Villiers c Collingwood b Anderson 2 J.P. Duminy c Prior b Wright 41 Alviro Petersen b Bresnan 64 Ryan McLaren c Prior b Anderson 5 Albie Morkel c Morgan b ...
It all began with a soft-spoken South African aggrieved over the alleged non-payment of a bonus by his former employer, the Israeli airliner El Al.
England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and decided to field against South Africa on Sunday at SuperSport Park in the second one-day international.
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- England beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second one-day international at SuperSport Park on Sunday to lead 1-0 in the five-match series: Scores: England 252-3 (Paul Collingwood 105 not out, Jonathon Trott 87; Charl Langeveldt 2-46) def. South Africa 250-9 (Alviro Petersen 64, Hashim Amla 57, J.P. Duminy 41; James Anderson 3-60, Collingwood 2-24, Tim ...
England beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second one-day international at Centurion in South Africa on Sunday.
France hooker William Servat says New Zealand paid the price for underestimating his team the last time the sides met and will be punished if they make the same mistake again in Saturday's test match. Both teams are in fine form. New Zealand beat England 19-6 at Twickenham on Saturday, and the French crushed Samoa 43-5 after a convincing 20-13 win against South Africa the previous week.
