Beware South Africa's roads
I've been driving round Soweto this morning. The township is draped in flags and filled with the rowdy, joyful blare of vuvuzelas and car horns. News of the death of Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter seems to have reached most people, but has not obviously dampened the mood.
However last night's car crash, and the earlier traffic incident involving British students, is a grim reminder that the biggest threat facing fans - local and foreign - over the next few weeks is not crime, but South Africa's appallingly dangerous roads. 
I wrote about this - albeit in a light-hearted manner - a few weeks back.
You've probably heard the grim statistic of 50 murders a day in this country. But many of those incidents are domestic, and are concentrated in the more deprived areas where foreign fans are unlikely to visit.
Here's an even more chilling statistic - 42 people are killed every day on South Africa's roads. Each year there are 980,00 accidents.
So, please watch out for big, badly-driven trucks, people undertaking, drunk drivers, unlit roads, poorly-signed road works, potholes, four-way stops, roundabouts, broken traffic lights, aggressive minibus drivers, broken-down cars on busy highways, kids playing in the road....
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