13 500 visitors during the 2010 WC

     
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Sunday, 22 June 2008 13:04
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2010 World Cup Visitor Survey: 92% would recommend South Africa

Friday, 16 July 2010 | Malan Jacobs

Nine out of ten foreigners visiting South Africa for the purposes of the World Cup say that they would recommend South Africa to friends or family as a holiday destination, according to African Response's World Cup Visitor Survey.The survey included 722 tourists, interviewed in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria and investigated perceptions of the various elements of the South African experience, including roads, accommodation, stadia, policing and safety, amongst others. "Post World Cup press has been very positive about the success of the tournament and its implications for tourism and foreign investment. It is very pleasing to see our survey confirming this...
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2773 reported crime incidents on match days during 2010 WC at, and in a 1,5km radius from Fan Fests and Stadiums - 5.7 million visitors at stadiums and Fan Fests on match days - victimization rate of 0,048% [336 incidents INSIDE Fan Fests & Stadiums]

Friday, 16 July 2010 | Malan Jacobs

JOHANNESBURG — Nearly 1,000 crimes, mainly thefts and muggings, took place in and around stadiums on match days during the World Cup, South Africa's police minister said on Thursday.A total of 290 incidents were reported to police inside the 10 venues of the month-long tournament while a further 704 were recorded as having taken place within a 1.5 kilometre (nearly a mile) radius outside the grounds, said Nathi Mthethwa.The rampant crime rate in South Africa, where around 50 people are murdered every day, was a major concern in the build-up to the tournament and had prompted accusations that the country was an unsuitable host for the world's most popular sporting...
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No incidence of violence at the 10 South African FIFA Fan Fests with 1,5 million visitors in two weeks

Monday, 28 June 2010 | Malan Jacobs

Pretoria - More than three million fans world-wide attended the 16 FIFA Fan Fest venues since the start of the World Cup in South Africa two weeks ago, the football governing body said on Sunday. It said 1.5 million people visited the ten Fan Fest venue in South Africa while similar figures were recorded in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro. The Fan Fest have been particularly successful in coastal towns where there has been warmer temperatures. In South Africa, Durban topped the attendance to its Fan Fest venues with more than 375 000 people having watched the World Cup games on the giant screens. At least 304 581 people visited Fen Fest venues in Cape Town...
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Hi there, I am a South African who has returned to my home country after 5 years living in the UK. I have met so many South African young people who have left South Africa and everyone of them say that they would return back home but are afraid of being in crime or losing their lives. Well I think...
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