As South Africa prepares to host the football, or soccer, World Cup beginning in June, organizers have recruited thousands of volunteers to help the hundreds of thousands of fans who will be attending. VOA's Scott Bobb went to one of the volunteer training sessions in Johannesburg and has this report.
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.