Can the Netball World Cup boost womens sport?
\u201cIn most cases they are doing much better than men because they have to prove to the world that they are capable. And it\u2019s not supposed to be like that but that\u2019s how it is.\u201d
The Women\u2019s World Cup is getting lots of attention in Australia and New Zealand \u2013 but did you know that South Africa is currently hosting another World Cup tournament?
This weekend the Netball World Cup \u2018tipped off\u2019 in Cape Town \u2013 but the trouble is even many South Africans aren\u2019t aware of it. That\u2019s led South Africa\u2019s energetic deputy sports minister, Nocawe Mafu, to hit the road to enthuse people about the event.
So will this encourage more interest in women\u2019s sport \u2013 and more women to get into sport? Or will netball remain \u2013 inevitably \u2013 overshadowed by football?
Africa Daily\u2019s Alan Kasujja speaks to the minister and to the legendary netball player Mary Waya, who almost single-handedly took Malawi into the top five in the world for netball.
And he also learns some South African netball chants and songs along the way.