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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.
Weeds were about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the football field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-Apartheid activists were held. No matter, memories of the inmates' football skills over the years survive. "We would do all the tricks," Thulani Mabaso remembered.
* Increased prize money for World Cup
Ingredients for Peace is a new cookbook that offers recipes from more than 60 Nobel Peace Prize laureates and peace activists.
Enter the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT), a network of futuristic stations and buses designed to offer a cleaner and safer alternative to the local taxis. by Nicolas Brulliard, GlobalPost JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — After thriving despite the oppression of the apartheid regime and surviving years of violent infighting, South Africa's taxi industry is ready to take on its latest foe: a ...
David Beckham has been left devastated by the death of his granddad Joe West, who passed away at the age of 83.
Football fans of the 32 World Cup finalists will be hoping that the draw on Friday will be kind to their national team.
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Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s government may widen the central bank’s mandate next year to include a clause on sustainable growth or job creation, said Peter Attard Montalto , an economist at Nomura International Plc in London.
Robben Island, South Africa - Prize money for the 2010 World Cup will increase by 61 per cent compared to the 2006 edition while the Olympic football tournament will remain unchanged for the 2012 Games, FIFA announced Thursday. Football's ruling body...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Homeless South Africans complain they are being forced from the streets of Cape Town to make way for the World Cup.
The grateful star thanks his Invictus director for his thoughtfulness
Locally owned shops offer a trove of unique gifts for the holidays.
For the second time in the last eight years, the World Cup is entering uncharted waters when South Africa plays host next summer. As Japan/South Korea 2002 ushered in the World Cup to Asia, so, too, will South Africa 2010 introduce the world's greatest sporting event to a new continent.
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.
Here's a look at Thursday's sports in brief around the world.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell for the first time in four days, declining 115.67, or 0.4 percent, to 27,314.09 in Johannesburg.
Here's a look at weekend sports in brief around the world.
David Beckham says England's World Cup bid team will have a difficult job winning the hosting rights for 2018. The England midfielder spoke Thursday after coaching children from a township in Cape Town to promote the England Football Association's international development work. Supporting social projects is seen as a key part of a bid package.
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A team official says Argentina will set up its World Cup training base in Pretoria ahead of next year's tournament in South Africa. Huberto Grondona, son of Argentine football federation president Julio Grondona, said Thursday that two-time champion Argentina has reached a deal to train at the University of Pretoria.
