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People and Power- Peace in the favelas

Mitch Vargas
Sports

For decades Brazil’s favelas – or shanty towns – have been a deadly battleground, where thousands died in the turf wars of rival gangsters and drug lords. But two years ago – in anticipation of the football World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Brazilian government launched a new initiative. Since then […]

South Africa crime clouds World Cup

Mitch Vargas
Sports

All eyes are on South Africa as it prepares to host the 2010 World Cup and the country wants to show that it is ready for the football event. The government is set to deploy additional 40000policemen to help bring security to one of the most dangerous countries in the world. But as Haru Mutasa […]