| Do good on Mandela Day - Zuma |
| Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to emulate Nelson Mandela's life by using their energies to change the world for better, this Sunday.... |
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| South Africa 2010: The Interviews |
| The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa proved to be every inch the spectacle promised by organisers of these first global showpiece staged on African soil. As the competition’s official website, FIFA.com featured a vast array of interviews with the tournament's top stars.... |
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| S Africans called to emulate Madiba |
| Pretoria - South Africans have been called on to emulate former President Nelson Mandela's life by participating in this year's Nelson Mandela Day.... |
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| SA citizen "true stars" of the World Cup |
| Johannesburg - The people of South Africa were the "true stars" of the World Cup, after they united to prove that South Africa was capable of hosting a world class event.... |
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| Spain take World Cup by 1-0 in extra time |
| Spain are on top of the world after a killer goal four minutes from the end of extra time from Barcelona midfield star Andres Iniesta earned Spain a dramatic 1-0 win in a nail biting World Cup final played at Soccer City on Sunday night.... |
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| 2010 World Cup final tickets sold out: FIFA |
| FIFA on Thursday announced that tickets for the 2010 World Cup to be played at Soccer city on Sunday has been sold out.... |
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| World cup closing ceremony details |
| The 30-minute night-time closing ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will take place at 6.30pm on Sunday, 11 July 2010, at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium - ahead of the final.... |
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| World Cup has lifted SA to the fore - Zuma |
| Cape Town - The World Cup has helped to market the country as a key world player, President Jacob Zuma told about 80 portfolio fund managers from across the world on Tuesday.... |
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| FIFA president Sepp Blatter: World Cup 2010 has been a 'success' |
| FIFA president Sepp Blatter has declared World Cup 2010 a success with the first tournament to be held in Africa coming to a close.... |
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| International visitors flock to SA |
| Pretoria - South Africa was definitely the place to be during June 2010, with almost 1 million foreign nationals visiting the country in that time.... |
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| Technology companies not convinced |
| Companies ready to cash in if FIFA accepts goalline technology after World Cup refereeing howlers say they are not yet convinced soccer's governing body will adopt measures common in other sports.... |
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| Police turn attention to World Cup finals |
| Pretoria - With the security success of the opening ceremony and high profile matches behind them, police are now preparing for the last major test of the 2010 FIFA World Cup - the final match and closing ceremony.
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| Fan Fests attract 3 million in two weeks |
| Pretoria - More than three million fans world-wide attended the 16 FIFA Fan Fest venues since the start of the World Cup in South Africa two weeks ago, the football governing body said on Sunday.... |
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| A wake up call for African teams |
| Johannesburg - Former Bafana Bafana coach and retired soccer legend Jomo Sono says African teams should use the FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a wake-up call to improve the standard of the game on the continent.... |
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| South Africans urged to continue World Cup support |
| Pretoria - Government has urged South Africans to continue being good hosts despite Bafana Bafana's early exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.... |
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| Don't give up on Bafana - Motlanthe |
| Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on the nation to unite behind Bafana Bafana when the team faces France in their final Group A make-or-break encounter in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.... |
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| World Cup 'turning point' for South Africa |
| Johannesburg- As the 2010 FIFA World Cup unfolds in South Africa, the international community is not only watching the action on the pitch; they are also witnessing a South Africa that is continuing to emerge as a competitive 21st century economy, says consulting firm Deloitte.... |
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| Bafana's performance must not dampen SA spirit |
| Pretoria - South Africans have been urged to shrug off the disappointment of Bafana Bafana's loss to Uruguay and instead focus on the success of the world's biggest sporting event.... |
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| Passengers flock to get on board Gautrain |
| Pretoria - Passengers flocked to get on board the Gautrain this weekend to see what the rage has been all about since it began operations last week.... |
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| The economics of the World Cup |
| Economists reckon that the further a team progresses, the greater the boost to its economy.... |
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