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South African Grannies? football team in the field
What if Bafana Bafana is considered the weakest team in Group A, another South African team shows the love and commitment of South Africans to football. Vakhegula Vakhegula, a team in South
World Cup Fever Sweeps the Country
SOCCER World Cup fever swept across the country as desperate South Africans queued for hours for the 500000 tickets that usually inflexible football governing body Fifa was forced to sell over the cou
Africa Cup of Nations full of Surprises What comes next?
What if Algeria managed to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa, the Malawian players scored three goals to the Algerian team leaving them on the bottom. Having beaten the African champions -Eg
Breathtaking moments for Africa Cup of Nations
Breathtaking moments for Africa Cup of Nations fans in yesterday’s matches. BYE BYE MR PRESIDENT, one of the favourites for the Cup of Nations finals and four times champions, added to the tea
Didier Drogba Crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year
Ivory Coast football player Didier Drogba has won the title of BBC Footballer of the Year for 2009. Drogba, who plays for Chelsea and Ivory Coast’s national team the Elephants, beat BYE BYE MR
CAF: A Brief History of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is the main organization for African football and has 53 member countries across the continent. Founded in 1957 in Sudan, it had only three participating na
Stadium stampede kills 22
The organizers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa stated that the stadium stampedes problems that occur on the continent will not be an issue during the world cup. Danny Jordaan spoke to report
Zimbabwe secures more funds
Reuters reports that Zimbabwe has secured an additional credit line of further 428 million dollars in credit lines from African banks. Finance Minister Tendai Biti said the African Export-Import Bank
Mozambique gets funding for new railway
The government of Mozambique has secured the equivalent of £313m to build a new railway line. The funding which came from the Dutch and Danish governments will mean that construction will begin
IMF gives Zimbabwe $500 million
For the first time in a decade, the International Monetary Fund is making loans available to Zimbabwe. The vast sum of $500 million will be used to replenish the country’s declining foreign curr
What is your vision of Africa ?
The economic crisis has led to a reassessment of the systems governing global cooperation, financial architecture and policies linked to trade and climate change, and is a wake-up call to speed up
Happy Soul festival
If you are into new great films, the arts and live music from Africa, US and Asia, the Happy Soul Festival is an event for you. This year will be the fourth edition of the festival. It started on
