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FIFA World Cup 2010, Press Review, Topnews
11. February 2009
Manuel: More cash for 2010 stadiums
Trevor Manuel, the finance minister, said the 2010 Soccer World Cup will be one of the sources of output growth improvement next year.
Presenting his Budget in Parliament, Manuel said he...
Press Review
11. February 2009
Election date to be contested
President Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday announced that the general elections will be held on April 22 2009 -- this came ahead of today's application from the Freedom Front Plus in the Pretoria High...
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10. February 2009
UK demands visas as SA fails safe passport test
The British government is to finally clamp down on fake South African passports being used to enter the UK illegally by imposing a new visa requirement on all South African travellers from next...
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10. February 2009
IEC ordered to allow citizens living abroad to vote
It is unclear if President Kgalema Motlanthe will announce the election date today as expected, after yesterday’s Pretoria High Court ruling that South Africans working abroad should be allowed to...
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06. February 2009
SA to fight economic slowdown with spending
The global financial crisis is a serious threat to SA’s economy and the government will continue an ambitious spending programme to help offset its impact, President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday....
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06. February 2009
Motlanthe: 2010 to change perceptions
Cape Town – South African President Kgalema Motlanthe says the 2010 Fifa World Cup to be hosted in South Africa should be used as a catalyst to shift perceptions about South Africa and the rest of...
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04. February 2009
"Land claims to be finalised by 2014 despite challenges"
Chief Land Claims Commissioner, Andrew Mphela, says there are 4 500 claims that are still to be completed. The commission says it hopes to finalise the claims by 2014. Mphela was addressing the media...
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