Johannesburg - The advertisements began in local media at the weekend. "The Champions are coming," they say. Come watch Brazil for only 70 rand.
In seven months' time, some of the greatest footballing nations will descend on South Africa for the June 14-28 Confederations Cup, an eight-country tournament held every four years in the World Cup host nation a year before the world's most-watched sporting event.
The United States, Brazil, Spain, Iraq, Egypt and New Zealand - champions of their regions - and World Cup holders Italy and host nation South Africa will battle it out for the title of Champion of Champions in a tournament seen mainly as a dry run for 2010.
New York - South Africa's Academy Award winning actress and activist Charlize Theron said Monday that a woman is raped every 26 seconds in her country, a situation she described as "quite horrific."
Johannesburg- Around 1,000 people gathered in northern Johannesburg on Saturday to pay their respects to Miriam Makeba, South Africa's iconic songstress and anti-apartheid activist, who died six days ago in Italy.
Maputo - South Africa has partnered up with energy-rich Mozambique to build a new power station aimed at relieving energy shortages in Africa's largest economy before the 2010 football World Cup, Mozambique's Noticias newspaper reported Friday.
New York - Academy Award winner actress and activist Charlize Theron was named UN Messenger of Peace to lead the campaign to end violence against women, the UN said Friday.
New York - Academy Award winner actress and activist Charlize Theron was named UN Messenger of Peace to lead the campaign to end violence against women, the UN said Friday.
