Former President Nelson Mandela with the World Cup trophy

Comrades moves for Fifa spectaculars

With South Africa set to host the Fifa Confederations Cup in 2009 and the Fifa World Cup in 2010 the dates for the running of the Comrades Marathon in those years have been changed.

SA launches schools football WC

The South African Schools Football World Cup will raise awareness of the tournament among the country's 12-million students, expose them to other countries' languages, cultures and cuisines, and also encourage them to lead a healther lifestyle and shun substance abuse.

Joburg to host 2010 broadcast centre

World football authority Fifa has confirmed that the Nasrec Expo Centre, to the south of Johannesburg, will be the home of the International Broadcast Centre, the nerve centre for all television operations and the world's news agencies during the 2010 World Cup.

Building on Parreira's 'Bafana vision'

Despite Carlos Alberto Parreira's resignation bombshell, there are still reasons for hope for South Africa's national soccer team, writes Craig Urquhart - provided that incoming coach Joel Santana can build on Parreira's brief but important legacy.

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