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Orlando Pirates will face Swedish club Helsingborg today in a friendly match in Johannesburg. The Scandinavian team, that includes famous striker Henrik Larsson, will take on the in form South African team in a game that is expected to begin at 4 p.m. at Pirates training facilities.

It is unlikely that Rudi Krol will field a full strength squad given that they have played top sides Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United in the past six days.

However, it will be a chance for Krol to look at some of his reserves in a highly competitive setting. Krol did not make any substitutes in the last match against SuperSport, so he will have options for his starting eleven.

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The PSL is closing in on a television deal with Worldwide broadcasting companies ESPN and Eurosport.

The Siya crew contacted Peter Mancer to ask what the status of the deal was. "We are still in discussions on various levels," explained Mancer. "However, the parties are very interested. The wanted to be sure that the product was 100% and it is a 100%."

The crew then asked when the potential deals would kick in. "They would start for the beginning of next season," continued Mancer. "They will include a certain amount of games, PSL shows and highlight packages."

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www.inet.co.za - 3/6/2009 7:09 AM
Most SA women 'financially independent'
Nearly seventy percent of South African woman consider themselves financially independent, results of a global survey have found.

By Mirah Langer

Nearly seventy percent of South African woman consider themselves financially independent, results of a Synovate global survey released on Thursday found.

"South African women emerged as one of the most emphatically independent, (69 percent), together with French women (80 percent) and British women (76 percent) who consider themselves financially autonomous," said the survey company in a statement.

Woman in Bulgaria were the least confident in their financial independence, 37 percent, followed by Indonesia at 47 percent.

The survey looked at what role women play in household finances and whether they feel in control of their own cash.

The survey also looked at attitudes of whether woman are better with money than men.

About 4 500 women from 12 countries including Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (US) took part in the survey.

For some questions about 4 500 men were also interviewed.

Overall, when it came to South Africa, the survey found that our relatively new democracy, was filled with self-sufficient woman.

"Seven in ten women said they were financially independent, even more than in the majority of the developed markets that were surveyed."

Synovate South Africa's director for financial services, Debbie Amm, said: "This is partly because the women we spoke with were largely urban, but there are greater cultural and historical explanations at hand too.

"Since South Africa became a democracy there has been a very strong and very public focus on gender equality, providing opportunities for women to advance careers or simply to start one.

"Equally, in both black and white histories, there has always been a need for women to be able to look after themselves and their families. South Africa can be a tough place, so this need for self-sufficiency has given rise to a highly entrepreneurial mindset among the women of the nation," she said.

Most South African woman, 43 percent, defined financial independence as not being dependent on their husbands or partners for money.

Nevertheless, 62 percent of South African men and 56 percent of South African woman agreed that men should be responsible for household payments and mortgages.

"In South Africa 56 percent of men believe that it is their responsibility to look after the family, whereas a lower 41 percent of women agree."

Nearly three quarters of South African woman believe making their own budget will contribute to financial independence, while 61 percent believe that this will come from setting financial goals for themselves.

Also, in South Africa, 73 percent of woman believed that women spend more money than men and 71 percent of South African men surveyed agreed with the women about this.

The global average was 47 percent of women and 56 percent of men, who answered this question in the same way.

Ninety five percent of South African woman said they believed it was important to know about products and services offered by banks and insurance companies.

This was the highest percentage globally, followed by the US and Canada at 91 percent.

When it came to credit card use, 40 percent of South African woman used monthly income to pay off credit card bills, while 82 percent agreed that having more than one card could lead to serious debt.

Synovate's senior vice president of financial services in the US, Claire Braverman said the topic of women and their finances was ripe to be researched.

"A woman meets a man, falls in love, moves in, gets married, has kids (not necessarily in that order) and it all falls apart. It's not until this moment that she realises just how dependent she is on her partner's money.

"Some women have checks in place to guard against this happening to them; some don't. Some are financially savvy, and some are simply not interested.

"And even if a relationship break up is not a catalyst, women live longer than men and typically have less money upon retirement.

"All this adds up to an urgent need for financial services companies to understand women and cater to their specific needs and the situations in which they are likely to find themselves, planned or unplanned," she said.

Braverman also said that it was not that long ago that there had been a mass entry of woman into the work force.

To varying degrees, gender equality remained an issue around the world.

"Yet the survey found that nearly six in ten women across 12 diverse countries believe themselves to be financially independent. That's certainly encouraging".

@ AUS thanks for your words,I think world cup will help Africa in rebranding itself,people will have different outlook on Africa after the world cup,and hopefully it will be a positive one.I think South Africa will be a good Abassador for Africa and will represent here well.Africa is not all about poverty,wars and deseases there is good things in Africa and its time we showcase them.Starting with under 17 world cup in Nigeria,then under 20 in Egypt and finishing with the world cup in South of Africa.Lets do this Africa

Main Stadia is comming along fine,the completion date is mid October this year but look like it will be ready before then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMvGCruLzJ8

Work has standard in laying out the pitch at the main stadium Soccer City(SC).

Rihanna has reportedly married Chris Brown, despite the singer apparently beating her before last month's Grammy Awards. American tabloids are reporting that after reconciling at P. Diddy's Miami mansion, Brown asked for Rihanna's forgiveness and proposed on the spot.

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IFEFE,u should shut up your mouth now,you don't know shit about Nigeria,or are u a Hausa boy,I'm told that they are the stupid one,they get job through quoter system.

You say the reason bags are called Ghana must go is because Ghana made them popular?Idiot.

How about the reason they are popular is because you where chasing their ass from your country and they had to find the convenient biggest bag they can find to put thier belongings?

I don't care whether you killed or you didn't(there was no CCN at the time) the fact is you people and your goverment are the most Xenophobic Africans in the continent.Ghana must go was lead by your freaking useless goverment.In South Africa goverment never supported any type of xenophobic attak or behaviour,people who where involved are roting in jail as we speak,and those immigrants are back to where they where but CNN will never show you this,but then who cares.

The problem with Morpheus is he knows more about SA than his country,but then I don't blame him,who will want to know about a failed state called Nigeria.Mr Mo is probably a igbo man who don't want to be part of this failed state.He know some one in his family who was killed or who starved to death during Biafra war or is Nigeria great war.

So I understand if South Africans are frustrating you,since your parents told you that they used to give out money to support black south africans during the apaartheid days.What they didn't tell you is Black SA'ans where living far better life compare to Nigerians(who where busy killing each other) and other Africans in the continent.

You can say whatever you want and tell us that we are interllectual inferior to you but what matters is we are moving forward as a nation,our people are developing,you can call us the modern Africans.We've got a little bit of west and a little bit of east.

Unlike most African state South Africa and it's people will keep on rising,that is a fact.

Ifefe,whatever you call yourself Rhuzhani asked you to name ONE NIGERIAN WHO HAS BEEN KILLED.can you do that mate?if you can't then shut your fukcen stinking mouth,IDIOT.

bilms:
so what.

the nigerian league is getting back on track

just watch

I do follow your league on supersport,what do you think need to be done for the league to be one of the top on the continent?

And what are some of the oustanding players in your league at the moment?

Nelson Mandela in Port Elizabeth

Soccer city in Johannesburg and Moses Mabhidas in Durban

All the top stadiums where existing ones,with the minimum renovation and extension.
The stadiums I'm going to show you now are new one,build from scratch,except Soccer city which has extreme make over.
We start with Greenpoit Stadium in Cape town with a capacity of 70 000,one of the semifinal will be played here.

This are four stadiums for confederation cup,Number one is Ellis Park in Johannesburg has a capacity of 60 000.
The second one is Loftus stadium in Pretoria with a capacity of 50 000
The third is Free state stadium with a capacity of 46 000
Fourth is Royal Bafokeng,which is located in a village of Bafokeng tribe,closest town is Rustenburg

They should now go for Equitorial Guinue President then Zimbabwean President,way to go killers
I think the only way out for this dicktaters is by killing them.Africa is not moving forward because of this dickheads.
I am sorry but I have to say it.

Overbreeding

@Poster are the west doing it different to us?or do you know if other races do it differently?Please enlighten us.