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Young blood puts Ghana as slight favourites Ghana’s opening match was the first win for Africa at the tournament. A trio of young players from the U20 World Cup winning-team has boosted the chan...

Worrying about the football and not much else Gregory Mthembu-Slater reports from Port Elizabeth, where the organisation and atmosphere at Nelson Mandela stadium were reassuringly ‘world class’

80 years of World Cup history From only 13 teams invited in 1930, to 193 countries at the qualifiers in 2002, to its first outing on African soil in 2010, The Africa Report traces ...

Big stakes for Nigeria in Argentina opener The Eagles have been offered $1m if they can beat Argentina tonight in the opening match of Group B. Ponga Liwewe gives a head-to-head of the two team...

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© Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP)

russian headache

Premium badgeBRICS ministers meeting leaves South Africa in choppy waters over Putin’s possible attendance The mystery over whether Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be present for the summit in August overshadowed the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Cape Tow...
© South Africa, which holds the rotating presidency of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) group, wants to advance the continent’s interests.

achieving change

Premium badgeWhat will Africa’s future be within BRICS? South Africa, which holds the rotating presidency of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) group, wants to advance the continent’s...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Maputo on 31 May 2023. ©Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS/SIPA

BETWEEN BRICS & A HARD PLACE

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Sergei Lavrov guest stars at BRICS reunion The foreign affairs ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in Cape Town to prepare for the next heads of state summit...

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© Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP)

russian headache

Premium badgeBRICS ministers meeting leaves South Africa in choppy waters over Putin’s possible attendance The mystery over whether Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be present for the summit in August overshadowed the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Cape Tow...
© South Africa, which holds the rotating presidency of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) group, wants to advance the continent’s interests.

achieving change

Premium badgeWhat will Africa’s future be within BRICS? South Africa, which holds the rotating presidency of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) group, wants to advance the continent’s...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Maputo on 31 May 2023. ©Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS/SIPA

BETWEEN BRICS & A HARD PLACE

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Sergei Lavrov guest stars at BRICS reunion The foreign affairs ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in Cape Town to prepare for the next heads of state summit...

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Zuma: “This is the African World Cup” The South African president says football lovers should be ready for an enjoyable, friendly and unforgettable experience.

South Africa vs Mexico – Development Scorecard South Africa vs Mexico kicks-off our series of World Cup development scorecards, prepared by the Africa Progress Panel. The two countries have much in...

The best of the rest Brazil and Spain look to be the two teams to watch over the next four weeks. A guide to the teams and players with the best chances of winning the tro...

South Africa welcomes the world with a blast And we’re off! Expectations are high both on and off the field as the World Cup arrives on African soil for the first time says Ponga Liwewe.

Do the Diski Learn the official dance for South Africa’s World Cup

Bring your earplugs for the vuvuzelas Nobody will be without their vuvuzela in South Africa, but don’t forget your earplugs.