danalwyn

*raises hand* Africa C for me. Yes, there is poverty and cruelty, and there are problems beyond counting. I am not blind to them. By the same token there is grace and beauty beyond telling. Both states coexist simultaneously. Unfortunately I don't think Africa C can be conveyed in the media at all. One has to experience it for oneself, and then either the place lays claim to a piece of you... or not.

So I'll agree that I think danalwyn's point is excellent, and will bring at least a little of Africa B to the world. Unfortunately South Africa isn't necessarily the best choice to do this. Tanzania by contrast is very "ordinary" in the sense of people living their lives without the horrors of festering war and total destitution... but then they didn't choose the venue for the World Cup for that reason.