Dear sister i would love to share the same enthusiasim as you do regarding the world cup event in South Africa but i must humbly disagree with you guys…

Ask your selves the following questions…

1.Do we have the proper personel who are equipped to handle foreigners reporting crimes? Not only deal with the complaints but also prevent them from occurring?Yes everywhere has crime but not everywhere is the size and has the same population as South Africa.For our countries size we are exceedingly dangerous

2.Do we have adequate housing for all the people who will descend upon this country?

3.Do we have adequate transport for people attending the World Cup

I humbly submit that the answer to the above is no…I hope this country proves me wrong though

People are excited over in the US, yet they're worried about the safety.

Just the other day, Harvard called my husband up and asked him to speak about 'Safety issues' to a group of students that were going to visit SA.

They didn't know that they were going to get advice from an ardent SA patriot who insists that everyone should move to SA as it's the best (Speaking of which, if there is a sudden influx of American's and Canadian's into SA you know who to blame!).

Yes there is a crime, but there's crime everywhere.

Even in this little town of Cambridge in the US we hear of horrible murders and sexual assault crimes.

It just doesn't make international news like how South Africa seems to get the coverage.

Yes, I can walk outside alone at night over here, something I would never do in Johannesburg – but being a South African has honed my instincts so that I know which areas to avoid and how to walk around 'dodgy' parts.

Just the other day I heard of a woman that was mugged on a street that I frequent to buy my daily groceries.

An African student here at Harvard was robbed in Washington, DC – the muggers opened the door and grabbed.

He said we have 'a false sense of security' living here in the US.

Be vigilant, be aware…crime happens anywhere.

I for one am going to the World Cup. I will have my flashing 2010 glasses on and I will probably have a vuvuzela.

I.T.O of Toga being nopt being allowed to play, from a planning perspective there's a really pissed planner, on had to do backflips to ensure the smooth running of the event. that aside, the circumstances of their removal should have been taken into account!

All i ask is as africans lets focus on getting some quality content out there that balances the negativity we are bound to feel and encounter from those that cant understand how a continent that could barely stand on its own two feet without "assistance" today stands mighty and proud. If there was ever a time when you should be proud as an African, irrespective of skin color, politics, etc its now – so scream about it.

KE NAKO – we can't wait.

Thanks for sharing this with us thou, greatly appreciate it.