By Mansoor Ladha, For The Calgary Herald June 10, 2010
On Friday and for the next month, all eyes will be on South Africa when it hosts the FIFA World Cup of Soccer — the first African country ever to host the game. It’s a distinction that South Africans of all races should be proud of.
South Africa, the apartheid capital where racism and discrimination was supreme, went through several reforms under President Frederik de Klerk until 1994 Nelson Mandela won the first multiracial elections.
On Friday, South Africa will be ready to receive the world, after polishing its image. Johannesburg, formerly called the “murder capital of the world,” has cleaned up its tough neighbourhoods, filling them up with art galleries, boutiques, hotels and cafes in readiness for 350,000 tourists.
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