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The World Cup - what's in it for South Africa?


Meet Zakumi, the 2010 World Cup mascot, a South African leopard made...in China! In fact, all official World Cup paraphernalia is being made overseas, meaning that local businesses are losing out on the billions of rands of profits that should come with staging a World Cup in their backyard. Little wonder that the trade unions are angry...

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