» Hristo Stoichkov signs with Mamelodi Sundowns

27.06.2009 Bulgarian and world football legend Hristo Stoichkov has signed a contract with South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns football club to take the post of head coach, private national terrestrial Nova Televisia said on June 24 2009. Speculations about Read more ...

» Jacob Zuma chosen for president

06.05.2009 The leader of the ANC, Jacob Zuma, was officially chosen as the country's president by the newly-elected parliament in May 2009.Born to a Zulu family in 1942, Mr Zuma has spent his entire adult life since 1959 in the service of the ANC. He joined its arme Read more ...

» South Africa says 2010 Fifa World Cup preparations on track, but cost hikes an issue

23.10.2008 A few days after South Africa gave municipalities an extra 619 million euro to help with the costs of preparations of the 2010 football World Cup, a cabinet spokesperson said that preparations for the event, as well as the 2009 Confederations Cup, were "o Read more ...

» Unemployment rate hits record low

28.03.2008 South Africa’s unemployment rate sank to 23 percent in September last year, a record low since the inception of the Labour Force Survey in 2001, Statistics SA said on Thursday.  Images by Gallo Images / www.gettyimages.com "It is the biggest de Read more ...

» Bulgaria, South Africa to pursue closer ties

17.03.2008 Bulgaria will step up co-operation with South Africa, a country it has declared a strategic partner, and the continent as a whole. The announcement came at the end of last week, when Deputy Foreign Minister Feim Chaushev visited Pretoria.Bulgaria's re-new Read more ...