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May 7, 2010

South Africans hope to avoid Obama World Cup challenge

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's police commissioner said Friday his job will be made easier if the…
May 6, 2010

Mandela reunites with World Cup trophy

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Mandela has strong links to sport in South Africa after he famously appeared at the 1995 rugby…
March 30, 2010

Mandela's guile brought World Cup to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - When Nelson Mandela was released from his 27-year jail sentence in February 1990, few people in football…
March 27, 2010

South African girls learn to cover World Cup

Global Girl Media, an educational nonprofit founded in January 2009, aims to use the games to empower young women by…