South Africa

Pretoria - An outstanding performance by Japan ensured their 1-nil win against African favourites Cameroon in a Group E match played at Mangaung Stadium last night.

Johannesburg - After 11 matches, spectator attendance to Africa's first FIFA World Cup is slightly higher than that of Germany in 2006, figures released by FIFA on Tuesday showed

Gauteng - South Africa's smallest province, Gauteng, has welcomed the world's football fans with open arms - not only with the spectacular matches that are being played in the province's stadiums, but with the fanatical festivities that have been lined up.

Cape Town – A relaxed and good-humoured President Jacob Zuma joked about accidentally driving a golf ball into a television camera before teeing off in the annual Presidential Address Golf Challenge in Stellenbosch on Friday.

Pretoria - A sea of fans, mostly decked in green and yellow, is expected into the city of Tshwane on Wednesday when Bafana Bafana lock horns with Uruguay in their second World Cup match encounter, at Loftus Versfeld.

Pretoria - Fans are encouraged to use South Africa's safe, efficient and reliable public transport for the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches to ensure they arrive at stadiums in good time.

Pretoria - The State intends to charge Paralympian Oscar Pistorius with pre-meditated murder after the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the Pretoria Magistrate's Court heard on Friday.

Pretoria - The match between Slovakia and New Zealand later this afternoon will determine whether the defending champions, Italy, move down to third place in Group F.

Pretoria - With many soccer lovers unable to watch their favourite teams battle it out at various stadiums around the country, many local and international visitors are more than happy to catch all the action at the nearest pub and to just get a whiff of South African hospitality.

Pretoria - The United States national squad says they are confident of a win in their Group C match against Slovenia, at Ellis Park on Friday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is to address the 34th Youth Day celebrations tomorrow in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on the public to work with the law enforcement agencies in routing out crimes perpetrated against women and children.

Pretoria - Every FIFA World Cup attracts some of the most creative and impassioned soccer fans and this year the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has been no different

Pretoria - Airline liaison officers positioned at most major airports throughout the world have already prevented 79 travellers from boarding flights to South Africa.

Pretoria - Final preparations are being frenzily put in place to ensure that everything is in place when the thousands of Bafana fans descend on the capital city tomorrow in what is promised to be a colossal clash between the hosts and Uruguay at Loftus Versveld