Via AP:

“South Africa won the rights to host the 2010 World Cup three years ago. But since then it has been dogged by worries about delays in stadium and infrastructure construction, lack of public transport and the high crime rate.”

FIFA is keeping a smile on its collective face, but its looking ahead to big trouble. Electricity brown-outs are already common.

Perhaps one shouldn’t underestimate the need for the SA government and people to find scapegoats anywhere they can find them at this time. The nation is not going in a good direction. And if the World Cup turns into a fiasco, look for additional histrionics from the government.