Where are they now?: 2010 mascot Zakumi discusses unemployment and World Cup nostalgia

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Where are they now?: 2010 mascot Zakumi discusses unemployment and World Cup nostalgia
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2010 mascot Zakumi discusses unemployment and World Cup nostalgia BraMahlatse

But after the last of the cameras had flashed and foreign visitors had returned home‚ the yellow mutant leopard-monkey with black spots‚ curly green hair‚ green shorts and a white T-shirt retreated to his hometown of Dzingi Dzingi in Limpopo.

Question: Let’s turn to your experiences during the tournament. Thursday marks exactly ten years since the opening game between Bafana Bafana and Mexico at FNB Stadium‚ what do you remember about that day?

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