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South Africa gets US$11 million to Make 2010 World Cup eco-friendly
Aug 30 2006, Irani

To make the 2010 World Cup go green, the transport and waste management in South Africa during the time need to go environmentally friendly. To ensure this, the World Bank-backed fund was willing to give the South African government a grant of about...

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