South African riot police in Durban have crashed with hundreds of security stewards protesting over alleged pay cuts in a car park at the city's Moses Mabhida stadium shortly after it hosted a match between Australia and Germany. The stewards said they were being paid only 190 rand (£17; $25) a day, although they had been promised more.
Ghana's spectacular victory against Serbia sent a passion of excitement across Africa as millions watched them win their opening match and Africa's first victory at the 2010 World Cup.
The world football governing body FIFA is not going to ban the cheering instrument, the vuvuzela from stadiums in South Africa. Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the latest to join the campaign against the popular plastic blowing object saying it disrupts players' attention on the field.
A 13-year-old great granddaughter of Nelson Mandela died in a car crash after leaving a musical concert on Thursday ahead of the 2010 World Cup kick-off in South Africa.
At least 20 African leaders have confirmed their attendance for the first World Cup to be held on the continent, and they started arriving in South Africa today.
The corruption case against South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, which was dropped by the prosecution before he became President, still haunts national politics. The opposition fights for documents in the Zuma prosecution case.
President Jacob Zuma says after many years of planning and hard work, South Africa should now celebrate the long journey it had travelled in preparation for the first football World Cup on African soil.
The new Mauritian government announced by Prime Minister Navichandra Ramgoolam fails to address the gender gap in terms of women's participation in positions of authority. Only three women have been appointed ministers in the 25-member cabinet.
South Africa will benefit from the infrastructure developed for the soccer World Cup and should use the sport as a unifying force for years after the tournament, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday.
After the Super Eagles of Nigeria, the Black Stars of Ghana, South Africa, host country, Les Fennecs (Desert Foxes) of Algeria, Monday, arrived in South Africa for their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign.
South Africa arrested and deported 10 suspected Argentine football hooligans who are said to be belonging to the country's "barras bravas" - organized groups renowned for football-related violence and were planning to disrupt the World Cup, local police said.
Controversial South Africa National of Congress Youth leader, Julius Malema, could face genocide charge at the International Court of Justice in The Netherlands with charges from his singing of the song "shoot the boer". According to local media reports a charge has already been lodged with the Netherlands based court.
The soccer World Cup is uniting South Africa, much like the 1995 world rugby victory helped break down racial barriers, and it will leave a legacy for decades to come, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.
FIFA will screen advertisements for condoms and HIV educational messages at fan parks during the World Cup in South Africa, which has one of the world's highest rates of AIDS.
South African police are using World Cup rules and regulations to harass homeless people, foreign migrants and street hawkers ahead of this month's finals, Amnesty International said.
Polygamous South African President Jacob Zuma is battling another scandal concerning his private life, this time involving newspaper reports his second wife is pregnant after an affair with her bodyguard.
Political analysts believe that the reported fallout between the tripartite alliance may be linked to the ANC 2012 succession battle. The fallout in the alliance was sparked by the comment made last week, by Congress of South African Trade Unions' (Cosatu) Zwelinzima Vavi, who publicly spoke out against government’s failure to take action against, what he calls, corrupt ministers and has also been a supporter of lifestyle audits for politicians.
The government has strongly rebuked the Creative Workers Union of South Africa (CWUSA) over its call for the people to boycott next week's World Cup kick-off celebration concert at Orlando Stadium. CWUSA made the call in Johannesburg yesterday, saying the concert has a eurocentric artistic ideology that does not suit Africa.
President Jacob Zuma will be meeting top ranked politicians in India as his official state visit in that country gains momentum. Zuma will be in the Indian capital New Delhi tomorrow where he will hold discussions with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil.
Cape Town radio journalist, Gadija Davids, is on her way to Turkey. Davids was part of a team of 600 people on board a flotilla ship that was taking aid to Gaza, when Israeli forces raided it.
