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Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a fourth day, gaining 21.05, or 0.08 percent, to 27,450.81 at 12:13 p.m. in Johannesburg.
Clubs with players involved in next year's World Cup in South Africa are for the first time to receive compensation out of a 40-million-dollar pool, FIFA announced on Thursday.
Friday's World Cup draw, at which countries will learn their first-round opponents, will have a collection of dignitaries and a TV viewing audience of 200 million.
In “Invictus,” Morgan Freeman conveys the manipulative charm, the serene confidence and the lonely regret of Nelson Mandela.
(RTTNews) - The US dollar bounced back from European session's multi-week low of 7.2786 against the South African rand during New York trading on Wednesday. The greenback climbed to 7.3401 versus the rand in New York morning deals, compared to 7.2978 hit late New York Tuesday.
FIFA announced the detailed format for tomorrow morning’s World Cup draw in Cape Town, South Africa, and it was pretty much what everyone expected.
South Africa has lost hundreds of animals, including 13 black rhinos, an endangered species, over the past five years due to poaching, media reports said Thursday quoting official figures.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- South African President Jacob Zuma , in a shift from the policy of former leader Thabo Mbeki , said the government will extend the provision of drugs to fight the HIV virus that causes AIDS to babies, pregnant women and tuberculosis patients.
Drug therapy for H.I.V.-positive pregnant women and babies will be broadened, President Jacob Zuma said.
Friday's World Cup draw could go a long way to determining whether the Americans get out of the first round next June in South Africa or make a quick exit as they did in 2006.
The countdown to next year's World Cup begins in earnest on Friday when the 32 qualifiers learn where, when and who they will be playing against when the draw takes place before a huge global TV audience.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Total SA’s South African unit may fire 10 percent of its 800 staff as part of a reorganization plan, Business Day reported, citing the company.
Dec. 3 (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.
South African soccer and tourism officials on Thursday warned hotels, airlines and restaurants not to scare off future tourists by hiking prices during next year's World Cup.
Homeless South Africans complained on Thursday they were being forced from the streets of Cape Town to make way for a host of star-studded, glamorous events surrounding next year's World Cup tournament.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Nelson Mandela will address soccer officials by video message at Friday's World Cup draw, which will be attended by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South African Oscar winner Charlize Theron.
"Up in the Air" was named best picture from the National Board of Review and won a total of four awards.
France will not be a seeded team for Friday's World Cup draw, meaning Les Bleus could face powerful teams such as Brazil or Spain in the group stage, FIFA announced in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday. Host South Africa will be seeded in Group A and open...
Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman is using her star power to help Australia's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The actress, who grew up in Australia, appears in a promotional film that will be shown to the world's soccer media in Cape Town, South Africa,...
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa may face rolling black- outs, known as load-shedding, in 2011 and 2012 as the electricity system becomes “vulnerable” because of increased demand, Eskom Holdings Ltd. said.
The good and the great of soccer, but few of its players, will migrate to South Africa this week for the World Cup finals draw in Cape Town on Friday.
