5B THE WORLD CUP DREAM NOW COMES WITH A YEAR’S SALARY RECEIPT (02 JUNE 26)

When did supporting your national team become a financial decision that needs a spreadsheet, a prayer circle and maybe a side hustle selling koeksisters at scale? Because for South Africans dreaming of watching Bafana Bafana at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the dream is giving “global football festival”… but the receipt is giving “deposit on a small car.” We’re talking flights, hotels, tickets, food, visas, local transport, internal flights, exchange rates, and the silent assassin: the US dollar looking at the rand like it owes it money.