"Economically, the tournament has been a success,” said South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma this week at the Investec global investment conference in Cape Town. “We can safely say that we have good returns on our investment, which includes R33-billion spent on transport infrastructure and on telecommunications and stadiums.” President Zuma said the benefits of the tournament to South Africa included 66,000 new jobs in construction and R1.3-billion spent on safety and security, including the recruitment of 40,000 police officers.
