The view from Africa

A whole host of problems

May 9, 2012
By Firdose Moonda
(Archive)
Don't have a place for cricket's quarterly mini World Cup because the original hosts, Pakistan, face serious security concerns? Ask South Africa. Don't have a venue for an Indian domestic cricket tournament, the India Premier League (IPL), because elections in the sub-continent will stretch the police force? Ask South Africa. Don't have a host for the African Nations Cup (ANC) in 2013 because Libya's revolution will leave them unprepared? Of course, ask South Africa.

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