There are all sorts of potential problems for World Cup 2010 in South Africa, not least of which is the rampant corruption causing huge delays in stadium building across the country.

But that’s just one issue. The South Africans are also concerned about the always-intertwined prostitution and human trafficking. I wish I could say the supply of such services would dwarf demand during the World Cup, but, well, stealing a human and forcing him or her (usually her) to pleasure tourists for money isn’t the sort of venture one usually undertakes unless he’s guaranteed a healthy profit.

That’s not all, though. There’s the little matter of “these English,” too (HT: Spencer):

Komphela said that measures had to be in place for when “these English people come” to a city. He said they were known for partying in the streets and shops would be plundered while the police stood like a guard of honour. He said there were also times when South Africans behaved badly in the streets.

Ah, well, if he’s willing to admit that South Africans also occasionally loot and plunder, that makes it better. Though it’s not as if “those English” don’t deserve the reputation. Hooliganism is as English as repression, or so I’m told by that dude who wrote “Slumdog Millionaire.”