Mail & Guardian Online: "President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday that he would not rule out calling early general elections if he failed to win the leadership of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party. 'I have not thought about that one [early poll]. We haven't got there yet. I don't know. It's possible, it's possible, yes indeed,' he said in an interview with the Sunday Independent."
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.