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South Africa crime clouds World Cup


All eyes are on South Africa as it prepares to host the 2010 World Cup and the country wants to show that it is ready for the football event.

The government is set to deploy additional 40,000policemen to help bring security to one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

But as Haru Mutasa reports from Johannesburg, some think this World Cup could be marred by an increasing level of violence.
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