Up Front: South Africa 2010
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This summer the world's attention will be fixed on South Africa, host of the 2010 World Cup. The first African nation to stage the tournament, South Africa has spent billions on stadiums, airports and hotels.
While vast sums have been invested in tourist facilities, millions of South Africans today face appalling living conditions. In informal settlements across the country, whole communities are being denied access to essential public services. Evictions are commonplace, and many thousands of people have been displaced to transit camps that are isolated from cities and work opportunities.
The plight of the poor has grown worse in the lead-up to the World Cup. But War on Want's South African partners -- social movements and shack-dweller organisations -- have built a powerful campaign to fight back.
