Will South Africa Follow Mandela's or Bafana Bafana's Path?

A South African think tank has outlined three scenarios for the country over the next 15 years, suggesting the best would entail the government following the example of Nelson Mandela but predicting that it is more likely to follow in the footsteps of the country's underachieving national football side.

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A graphic representation of South Africa's future under three different scenarios.

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