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A new report by Visa shows a 34% increase in tourism spending in South Africa during the first quarter of 2010, and anticipates additional growth from the 2010 Fifa World Cup - with increased spending by visitors from emerging countries indicative of the country's growing stature as a tourism destination.

All the resources and contact information journalists need to cover the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa.

While over 90 000 football fans watched South Africa's inaugural 2010 Fifa World Cup at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, eight kilometres away, in the heart of Soweto, another 40 000 were getting into the tournament spirit with the Fifa Fan Fest.
• 2010 Fifa World Cup Fan Fest guide

Johannesburg-based Bankserv, Africa's largest automated clearing house, has rebranded itself as BankservAfrica - a name change to reflect extended products and services, and an expansion into Africa.

South African petrochemicals company Sasol is to build a purified tri-ethyl aluminum production unit at its plant in Germany - cementing its status as the world's largest producer of the substance, which is used in the production of polyethylene and medium chain alcohols.

Former president Nelson Mandela was only the second-tallest man in the building when he met South Africa's final Bafana Bafana squad for the 2010 Fifa World Cup at a gathering at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, on 3 June.

South Africa's Women Investment Portfolio Holdings and limestone miner Continental Cement have announced a joint venture with the China-Africa Development Fund and Jidong Development Group to build a R1.65-billion cement manufacturing plant in Limpopo province.

Sun-dappled beaches and clear waters, rolling plains teeming with wildlife and vibrant street markets await visitors to Malawi: a once castaway British colony that’s now making a name for itself as the “warm heart of Africa”.
• Return to Zimbabwe

Only two of the statues outside Westminster are not of British leaders, and both are South African. After President Jacob Zuma’s state visit to the UK, John Battersby reflects on the long and deep relationship between the two countries.
• Gallery: Zuma's UK state visit

The International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC), responsible for overseeing the marketing of Brand South Africa around the world today announced the appointment of Mr. Miller Matola as Chief Executive Officer. Matola had been CEO of the Durban ICC since 2006.