The United States and South Africa struck a deal Thursday to allow the release of $1.5 billion in frozen Libya funds for humanitarian aid and other civilian needs, UN diplomats ...

  Nelson Mandela, South African nobel prize and president of his country from 1994 to 1999, turned 93 yesterday, July 13th. The champion of equality and symbol of the end ...

Nadine Gordimer was born in Springs, Transvaal, South Africa in 1923. She has remained in South Africa, having lived in Johannesburg since 1948. She was educated at a convent school ...

Professor J. M. Coetzee was born in South Africa in 1940. He studied at the University of Cape Town and the University of Texas, after which he taught at the ...

Royal Bafokeng Stadium The Royal Bafokeng Stadium will host first and second round matches for the FIFA™ World Cup in 2010. Located in Rustenburg in the North West Province, Royal ...

Peter Mokaba Stadium The Peter Mokaba Stadium is situated in Polokwane (previously known as Pietersburg), the capital of Limpopo, South Africa. The Peter Mokaba Stadium is the first world class ...

Free State Stadium Situated only a few minutes drive from proposed FIFA™ and team hotels in Bloemfontein, the Free State Stadium is a dedicated sporting environment with ample parking and ...

Port Elizabeth has a brand new world-class stadium - the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The five-tier Nelson Mandela Bay stadium has a seating capacity of 44,000 with an additional 4000 ...

In the city of Tshwane (Pretoria), Loftus Versfeld is situated 5 km from the city centre. To qualify for selection as a first and second round venue for the 2010 ...

llis Park Stadium is a major football venue in South Africa. Ellis Park Stadium has been ear-marked as a semi-final venue for the 2010 South Africa World Cup. The Stadium ...

The Stadium Durban will boast the new Moses Mabhida stadium, unveiled on June 15th 2006 at Durban's ICC by KwaZulu-Natal's Premier Sbu Ndebele and eThekwini Mayor Councillor Obed Mlaba. The ...

Soccer City Stadium Soccer City (also know as the FNB Stadium) is earmarked to host both the opening and final matches of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Built in 1987, ...

There is no certainty as to when humans first occupied the area prior to the first visits of Europeans in the 15th century. The earliest known remnants in the region ...

Mafikeng (previously Mafeking), "The City of Goodwill", is the capital of the North-West Province of South Africa. Located on South Africa's border with Botswana, it is 1,400 km (870 mi) northeast of ...