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Poet-activist: Vusi Mahlasela came of age in a community defined by oppression and extraordinary creative resilience. Photo: Gallo Record Company

Vusi Mahlasela has never stopped singing for change

South Africa’s most beloved troubadour on new music, staying rooted in Mamelodi and why peace is worth singing about

Against the odds: South Africa’s democracy has matured in visible and subtle ways, the Constitution enshrined gender equality,  expanded access to education, healthcare and economic opportunities.  Photo: ConCourt

Three  decades on: Assessing South Africa’s Progress since 1994

The democratic breakthrough of 1994 stands as one of the most significant political achievements of the modern era. Against the odds, South Africa chose negotiation over civil…

Former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula. File Photo

Former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula dies after long illness

Magashula resigned in 2013 after an investigative report found that he had acted improperly during a recruitment process

Businessman Thoshan Panday. (File photo)

Panday’s close family bailed as World Cup case heads to high court

The R47-million corruption matter that long compromised the police and prosecution services in KwaZulu-Natal is set down for pre-trial on 21 May

Businessman Thoshan Panday. (File photo)

Panday indictment for Fifa fraud becomes a family affair

The Durban businessman’s family members will be arrested and will be back in the dock in May along with former KwaZulu-Natal cops.

Worldwide adoration, seen in this improvised altar (left) by the Fans of Argentinos Juniors football team, where he once played, was both his lifeline and his downfall. (Alejandro Pagni/AFP)

Between dark and light was Maradona

The life of Diego Armando Maradona, who died this week, will always remind us that the smell of shit is as important as the perfume of flowers, writes Niren Tolsi

With the memories still so vivid, it feels surreal to think that June will mark 10 years since Bafana first kicked things off in Soccer City.
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10 years on: The legacy of the 2010 World Cup

In the first part of our new series, we take a look at the goal that has played on loop in our heads and on TV channels for the last decade

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Fifa must withdraw bribery allegations – Mbalula

Following the banning of three former Safa officials on Monday, Fifa this week claimed that South Africa must repay over millions of rands in bribes.

SA football to face Fifa bribery charges

The international football association claims it received a bribe from South Africa ahead of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Fifa makes first public statement about SA’s alleged World Cup bribe

Fighting back, Fifa has blamed its woes on corrupt ex-officials and a $10-million payoff from South Africa.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Fifa $10-million – it looks, smells and tastes like a bribe

Stefaans Brümmer examines the evidence that the South Africa payment to Jack Warner was corrupt.

Fifa building.

Nine things you need to know about the Fifa scandal

From the bribes to the denials, Sarah Evans rounds up the Fifa corruption scandal.

According to Fuzile, Zuma also said that in other countries “finance ministers do not tell presidents that there is no money”. (Waldo Swiegers/Getty)

Hawks opt not to swoop on Fifa bribe allegations

The Hawks have declared that they are not formally investigating Safa or Jordaan over allegations that a $10-million bribe was paid to Fifa.

FF Plus party leader Pieter Mulder.

Hawks will probe Fifa bribe allegations

A request from an opposition party has prompted the Hawks to begin a preliminary investigation into the $10-million Fifa bribe.

Jean Deysel gets airborne in a line-out during the quarterfinal match between the Highlanders and Sharks on July 19. The Sharks won 31-27.

Fifa’s decades of corruption laid bare in Blazer guilty plea

Top Fifa official Chuck Blazer has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to influence both the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.

Sepp Blatter and Danny Jordaan during a media briefing at Southern Sun Hotel on May 21 2011 in Johannesburg.

Fifa: Who in SA did ‘dirty’ Cup deal?

South Africa allegedly agreed to a $10-million bribe to win the 2010 World Cup vote. And the pool of local suspects appears exceedingly small

SA in the dock for ‘buying’ 2010 Fifa World Cup vote

A $10-million bribe was allegedly paid by South Africa, laundered via Fifa. Danny Jordaan’s mayoral candidacy may be in the balance.

Collaboration: Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe says efforts to improve education are starting from a very low base.

Editorial: Grow some balls, probe complicity

US justice authorities’ deadly earnest suggests that sooner or later they will train a spotlight on our administrators and politicians.

Hotels suffer after World Cup slump

Hotels that expanded for football fans during last year’s World Cup now face declining occupancy rates that are taking a toll on the industry.

Blacks didn’t need World Cup

Blacks didn’t need World Cup

The Fifa World Cup cost SA about R120-billion. We will be coughing up at least R100-million annually to service the stadiums, our beautiful cathedrals