South Africa is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The country has been in turmoil since it won its independence from Britain in 1948 and became a republic in 1994. LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- South Africa has one of the highest rates of crime in the world .
South Africa is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The country has been in turmoil since it won its independence from Britain in 1948 and became a republic in 1994. South Africa has one of the highest rates of crime in the world .