Officials are estimating that 40,000 prostitutes will head towards South Africa to work during the 2010 World Cup.

South African officials are striving to obtain 1 billion condoms to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, where an estimated 50 percent of all domestic sex workers are infected.

450,000 foreigners are expected to attend the World Cup.

Sources:
Joe Tacopino, “40,000 prostitutes bound for South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, officials warn,” New York Daily News, March 6, 2010.
“UK gives South Africa millions of condoms,” BBC News, March 9, 2010.

95 percent of all rhino poaching in Africa between 2006 and 2009 occurred in Zimbabwe (235 Rhinos Killed) and South Africa (210 Rhinos Killed).

Source: “‘Global surge’ in rhino poaching,” BBC News, December 1, 2009.

In 2009, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre reported that losses from counterfeit credit cards rose 22 percent to cause $19 Million (144 Million South African Rand) in losses.

Source: By Sapa, “Credit card fraud hits banking,” Times Live, November 23, 2009.

Illegal fishing activities off the coast of South Africa causes losses of $105 Million per year.

Source:  Markus Burgener, “Tackling the abalone syndicates,” TRAFFIC Powerpoint presentation, available at illegal-fishing.info.

50 percent of all prostitutes working in South Africa are estimated to be infected with HIV/AIDS.

Source:  Tracy McVeigh and Savious Kwinika, “Call to legalise World Cup sex trade,” The Observer, October 11, 2009.

7 Billion South African Rand ($889 Million) is spent on illegal drugs in South Africa.

Source:  “‘SA schoolkids spend millions on drugs’ ,” IOL, October 18, 2000.

According to human trafficking researchers, an estimated 500 criminal gangs are estimated to be involved in human trafficking in South Africa.

The country is hosting the World Cup in 2010.

Source:  Frederic Links, “Southern Africa: Human Trafficking And Prostitution to Surge Ahead of 2010 World Cup,” allAfrica.com, September 2, 2008.

In addition, in 2009 there were 3 times as many rhinos being poached per month in South Africa and Zimbabwe than the average of poached rhinos for all of Africa between 2000 and 205.

Source:  Alan Boswell, “Kenya Seizes Ivory, Rhino Horns as Poaching on Rise,” Voice of America News, July 16, 2009.

Price is in US Dollars, and represents the typical price of Marijuana in Africa.

Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Cocaine in Africa.

Source:  UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.