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    Heading south? 21st June 2010 David Goldblatt’s preview of South Africa’s World Cup (June) refers to “the southern hemisphere, where most of the world lives.” Has there been some rapid continental drift in recent weeks, or have vast numbers of the populations of China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico and...
  2. Cape Town: what’s in a stereotype?

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    On the day before the opening game of the World Cup, between South Africa and Mexico, a lone figure draped in the Mexican flag was having a cigarette outside Cape Town airport. A group of airport workers approached him asking if he was Mexican—perhaps for a little pre-match ribbing—only for...
  3. Welcome to the World Cup blog

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    This summer, Sporting Life columnist David Goldblatt will be Prospect’s roving reporter in South Africa. He’ll be at the games, the parties, the concerts and all the big events—but he’ll also be meeting local politicians, trade unionists, chefs, businessmen and artists, and unpicking the psychology of this great sporting event....


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