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2010 Fifa World Cup branding has been dropped from the trusses of the massive suspension pylons of Johannesburg’s Nelson Mandela Bridge, in tribute to the well-known South African leader who was pivotal in bringing the tournament to Africa.

New vehicle sales in May grew by 35% compared to the same month last year, suggesting the industry has went into a growth mode, while export volumes have surged 77% as foreign markets recover from last year’s global financial meltdown.

World Cup frenzy was evident at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on the weekend, with hordes of fans, football stars, international media teams and Grammy Award winning musician R Kelly arriving in South Africa for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

South African new vehicle sales grew by 35% in May compared to the same month last year, suggesting the industry has went into a growth mode, while export volumes surged 77% as foreign markets recovered from last year’s global financial meltdown.

Bafana Bafana continued their winning streak in World Cup warm-up matches by beating 36th-ranked Denmark 1-0 at the Lucas “Masterpieces” Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville outside Pretoria on Saturday.

Pan-African mobile operator Zain has struck a deal with Cell C that will see the expansion of the Kuwait-based company’s “One Network” – a service that allows its users to go to other countries within the network and still pay local rates – to South Africa.

The country’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup is not a profit-making exercise says the South African Revenue Service’s Adrian Lackay, adding that the tournament was a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and there’s a cost that comes with that”.

South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup was not a profit-making exercise, the SA Revenue Service service said in response to claims that Fifa had been exempted from paying taxes relating to the tournament.

Having stood in 106 tests, a record 209 one-day internationals, and 14 Twenty20 internationals, South African umpire Rudi Koertzen has announced his retirement from international cricket.

The Halakasha! exhibition, on at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery, focuses on everything visual that represents football in Africa, from memorabilia to ancient photographs, from barber shop signs to Fifa posters.