In the debate over whether or not the World Cup was, on the whole, good for South Africa, it appears that those arguing in the affirmative have a little more evidence for their case. because when it comes to infrastructural development it appears that the government believes that the World Cup, and more to the point the development that the World Cup brought, provides a good example going forward. In his State of the Union speech a couple of weeks back South African President Jacob Zuma emphasized infrastructural development and expansion as a priority.
