SA economy, tourism score from World Cup: Govt

South Africa's successful hosting of the event would also lead to an increase in foreign direct investment, and see more foreign tourists visiting the country, he told a media briefing in Pretoria.

"Initial calculations [show] that R93 billion was pumped into the economy just before and during the World Cup."However, the minister of finance [Pravin Gordhan]... is still doing the final calculations, and we expect that within another month or so we will be able... to verify those figures. So this is an initial estimate at this point in time."