Photo by Davina Jogi

South Africa is overjoyed to host the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, but there are mixed reactions from construction workers who are faced with job losses and an uncertain future. What really stings is that they haven’t received the tickets to the World Cup matches that they were promised by FIFA. Some of them, immigrant workers, are very worried by the perspective of repeat xenophobic attacks after soccer tournament is over.

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