The World Cup will be the biggest sporting event ever held in Africa. The continent's future reputation and chances of holding more mega-events -- with the huge investment that they bring -- will hang on its success.
...But failure in the month-long tournament, which begins on June 11 next year -- especially if there are major incidents of violence from South Africa's notorious criminals -- will have the opposite effect, proving the dire predictions of naysayers who include South African whites still sceptical of black rule.
2010 World Cup crucial for Africa
Reuters
June 9, 2009
