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FIFA World Cup 2010
05. March 2009
100 days to the Confederations Cup and SA’s in “event mode”
With Fernando Torres, Kaka, Xavi, Ronaldinho, Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso and Francesc Fabregas all set to arrive in South Africa in exactly 100 days from now, the country is ready to bid them a...
|+| [more]Press Review, Economy
05. March 2009
Mercedes SA feels the pinch
MERCEDES-Benz SA, the local unit of Germany’s Daimler, said yesterday sour loans in its financial arm had risen last year, and warned it expected this year to pose challenges with a worsening slump...
|+| [more]Press, Press Review
04. March 2009
Media accreditation for FIFA Confederations Cup extended until 9 March
The media accreditation procedure for the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 has been extended until 9 March 2009. However, it is important to note that the process to apply can take some time...
|+| [more]Press Review
04. March 2009
2010 Security in Spotlight after Attack on Sri Lanka's National Cricket team in Pakistan
Fifa will be reviewing all security measures in countries hosting any of its future events, including 2010 World Cup host South Africa. The move follows Tuesday’s terrorist attacks on the Sri Lanka...
|+| [more]Press Review
04. March 2009
Govt will take over unused farms - minister
GOVERNMENT will take over farms that were allocated to black people under a land redistribution programme but are not being productively used, Agriculture Minister Lulu Xingwana said today. “I have...
|+| [more]Press Review
04. March 2009
Summit discusses a greener future
THE government is set to take a strong stance against companies that produce emissions which are harmful to the environment, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said...
|+| [more]Press Review
03. March 2009
Unemployment rate falls - Stats SA
SA’S official jobless rate has fallen, Statistics SA said today as it released the Labour Force Survey for the fourth quarter of 2008. This was mainly due to the fact that the construction industry...
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