Life Outside the World Cup, Outside Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, before Mexico vs Uruguay, June 22, 2010, #WorldCup 2010.  A man and his dog sit in a compound outside the new stadium, while a controlled burn, probably as a means of disposing of garbage, happens in the background. The stadium was brand new, but the economic benefits hadn’t yet translated to the land surrounding the stadium. 8 years later, according to Google Maps satellite photos, the area around the stadium includes a mall, a pizza place, and enough housing developments to support schools. I hope the man in this photograph sold his land for an exorbitant amount to a developer, and is spending the rest of his days on a beach, or a boat, or wherever makes him, and his dog, happy. This was winter in South Africa, but the land around JoBurg was parched. This burn was not the only controlled burn. There were controlled burns all across the area to get rid of the dried grasses and to prep farmland for the next crop. E...