South Africa

Bloemfontein- Nigeria bowed out gracefully from the 2010 FIFA World Cup last night after an entertaining draw with Korea DPR.

Pretoria - The United States national team will face-off against the Algerians this afternoon at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Tshwane.

Pretoria- South African Football Association (Safa) President, Kirsten Nematandani, said despite Bafana Bafana's early exit from the World Cup, their preparations for the showpiece have been a resounding success.

East London - President Jacob Zuma has demanded quick action to address the country's slow transformation in the workplace, saying South Africa was not achieving the kind of gender parity required by its democratic rule.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says his birthday wish is to see widened access to education, especially for the poorest of the poor.

Pretoria - More than half-a-million international visitors are in the country for the World Cup

Pretoria - Football body FIFA and the South African music industry seem to have ironed out their differences over the inclusion of local artists in a pre-World Cup concert to be held in Soweto on 10 June.

Pretoria - The South African economy is receiving a massive boost from international tourists who are in the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Pretoria - To learn more about business and take advantage of existing economic opportunities provided by government, entrepreneurs are invited to tune in to Rize Mzansi, a popular TV series

Pretoria - Tight security measures have been put in place for the World Cup match between the United States and Algeria at Loftus this afternoon.

Pretoria - Government has put contingency plans in place to ensure services do not grind to a halt when public servants affiliated to Cosatu down tools on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The fifth and final ticket sales phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off tomorrow with the opening of 11 Ticketing Centres in all host cities across the country.

Port Elizabeth - Just over 13 000 fans crammed into the FIFA Fan Fest at St George's Park on Tuesday afternoon to watch the live broadcast of the crunch match between Bafana Bafana and France.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 4.6 percent in May 2010 - the lowest since May 2006, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday

Pretoria - South Africa has to reposition itself in a way that it becomes more competitive, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.