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28 January 2009 - 02:00
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The 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup in June is expected to bring a rise in the number of overseas arrivals in South Africa.

The 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup in June is expected to bring a rise in the number of overseas arrivals in South Africa.

According to Statistics SA's tourism and migration figures for last November, there was a decline of about 12percent in the number of overseas arrivals. Mmatsatsi Marobe, chief executive of Tourism Business Council of SA, said the decline was expected, considering the global economic conditions. - Kea' Modimoeng