Africa’s legacy in the wake of the World Cup

Rosemary Mroba Gaisie
10 August 2010

As South Africa celebrated with World Cup winners Spain after the final against the Netherlands, it was a historical moment. As the sun rose the next day, many South Africans were wondering if there would be more success stories to be told about Africa’s first World Cup. What legacy has the multi-billion dollar soccer fest left for the host nation and the entire continent? This is what Radio Ghana’s Rosemary Gaisie sought to find out from two of South Africa’s most eminent personalities: F. W. de Klerk, the last white President of the Republic of South Africa, and South African activist and former Cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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Rosemary Gaisie is the Assistant Editor at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. She is interested in subjects related to sports and society, women and children, health and any issues affecting human and social development.

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