South Africa will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup this summer between 11 June and 11 July. This is the first time this event has ever been hosted by an African nation, which I find pretty exciting.The 2010 FIFA world cup's official mascot, seen on the left is called Zakumi, a human-leopard hybrid. His name is derived from the abbreviation of South Africa (ZA) and the ending, 'kumi' means ten in various African languages.
According to a recent LA Times article, South African president, recently opened Durban's new international airport to conclude the final part of the the country's major World Cup infrastructure.
On the South Africa website, they list and disclose the new construction projects going on for the upcoming World Cup. According the site, South Africa will spend around R5 billion on building and renovating 10 World Cup stadiums, R5.2 billion on upgrades to airports and R3.5 billion on improvements to the country's roads and rail systems.
I think all this influx of tourism and infrastructure improvements will help to ameliorate South Africa's global image. Below is the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 commercial. I'm excited to see some football!
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