New 800m world champion Caster Semenya has been given a heroine's welcome in her home village in northern South Africa, following a gender row that failed to stop her winning a gold medal in Berlin.
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.