A tourist looks at souvenirs at a stand near Nelson Mandela's house in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa
A tourist looks at souvenirs at a stand near Nelson Mandela's house in the Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, in May 2009. South Africa received a record 9.5 million tourists in 2008, up 5.5 percent annually, but is counting on the World Cup to reverse a slowdown felt this year, the tourism minister said Friday.

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