South Africa crush England in Super Eights (CNN)
England collapsed to their lowest-ever Twenty20 total of 111 all out on the way to a dispiriting seven-wicket defeat against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Pressure is on South Africa, Iraq coach claims (ESPN Soccernet.com)
All the pressure will be on hosts South Africa in Sunday’s opening match of the Confederations Cup, giving Iraq a good chance of an upset win, the underdogs’ coach said on Friday.
South Africa: World Cup for African Continent, Says Motlanthe (AllAfrica.com)
Cape Town — Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has reiterated that the 2010 FIFA World Cup is not just for South Africa, but for the entire continent.
South Africa crush pathetic England in Twenty20 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
South Africa unleashed their awesome bowling power to inflict a morale-sapping defeat on England by seven wickets in the World Twenty20 Super Eights on Thursday.
South Africa kicks off one-year countdown to World Cup (Sports Illustrated)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa kicked off the one-year countdown to the World Cup in a ceremony Thursday at a half-complete stadium nestled between mighty Table Mountain and the glistening Atlantic.
AngloGold, BJM, Uranium One, Sasol: South Africa Equity Preview (Bloomberg)
June 12 (Bloomberg) — The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa . Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
South Africa’s Jobless Hope Zuma Delivers Work (New York Times)
Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s president, made jobs the cornerstone of his campaign, but rising unemployment and falling industrial production pose a formidable challenge.
South African Airways Proudly Flies U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team to South Africa for Confederations Cup (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—-South African Airways announced that it was chosen by the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team as the airline to fly the team from the U.S. to South Africa to compete in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009.
South Africa marks 1 year to World Cup (AP via Yahoo! News)
South Africa kicked off the one-year countdown to the World Cup in a ceremony Thursday at a nearly complete stadium nestled between mighty Table Mountain, the glistening Atlantic and overlooking Nelson Mandela’s former Robben Island prison.
