Topic: FIFA
Dutch football fans scrambled Wednesday for pricey, last-minute tickets to South Africa as the country went football crazy after reaching the World Cup final for the first time in 32 years. Orange flags took over city streets after the national team's 3-2 ...
South African tourism defied global trends and posted a 3.6 percent increase in arrivals last year, with a record 9.9 million foreigners visiting the country, the tourism minister said on Thursday. Globally, international arrivals fell by 4.0 percent last year, according to ...
The sleepy town of Polokwane, tucked in rolling farmland that reaches to the Zimbabwe border, is bracing for its moment in the World Cup spotlight and scrambling to make sure fans can spend the night. South Africa's major cities are well served ...