About 32 policemen were absent without prior notice on the night 43 people died in a stampede at Johannesburg's Ellis Park stadium, according to testimony at a commission of inquiry into the April ...

Soccer fans who witnessed bodies piling up at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg screamed in vain for help and set fire to newspapers in a desperate, but futile, attempt to alert security personnel.

The refurbishment of Ellis Park Stadium is on schedule, and the inspection team is confident it will be completed in time for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Political, church, community and traditional leaders - including President Thabo Mbeki and world boxing champion Lennox Lewis - are expected to gather at Ellis Park stadium for a cleansing ritual ...