Paper attacks Western anti-African media bias

An editorial in the Botswana paper, Mmegi (The Reporter), has criticised "the Western media" for reports which cast doubt on South Africa's readiness for the 2010 World Cup football championships. "It is as if South Africa, and by extension the whole of Africa, had to work extra hard to convince everyone that the World Cup could be successfully hosted in the continent", it says. The Gaborone-based daily adds that the criticism appears to be "motivated by a pervasive negative mentality about Africa among many Western media and citizens... It is the deep-rooted belief that Africa does not possess the necessary capacity to perform on the international stage." (Via Mmegi)