South Africa Politics and News Monitor – South Africa players drop bonus demands after public outcry (The Star)
South Africa players drop bonus demands after public outcry (The Star)
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s national team have backed down from demands for increased bonuses for playing in the Confederations Cup, which kicks off this weekend, the local football association said on Thursday.
South Africa, Harmony, Pamodzi Agree to Fight Illegal Mining (Bloomberg)
June 12 (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s government, labor unions and mine operators such as Harmony Gold Mining Co. agreed to cooperate to fight illegal mining after at least 86 died at an abandoned shaft last month.
Soccer-South Africa need a victory to win back support (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
South Africa need to beat Iraq in the opening match of the Confederations Cup on Sunday to regain the confidence of their fans, midfielder Steven Pienaar said on Friday.
South Africa ready to hit world football stage (Fox Sports)
South Africa is set to host football on the international stage for the first time as the Confederations Cup begins Sunday.
South Africa Lion Farmers Lose ‘Canned Hunting’ Case (Update1) (Bloomberg)
June 12 (Bloomberg) — Lion farmers in South Africa lost an appeal against a law that will force them to let the animals roam free on ranches for two years before being hunted, putting in jeopardy 3,000 of the big cats that could now be euthanized.
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 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, New Zealand in fine form (The New Straits Times)
NOTTINGHAM: South Africa crushed England by seven wickets while injury-ravaged New Zealand eased past Ireland by 83 runs in the World Twenty20 Super Eights on Thursday.
South Africa ready to hit world football stage (Sports Illustrated)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is ready to play on the international football stage for the first time.
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.
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