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鈥淚n most cases they are doing much better than men because they have to prove to the world that they are capable. And it鈥檚 not supposed to be like that but that鈥檚 how it is.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 World Cup is getting lots of attention in Australia and New Zealand 鈥� but did you know that South Africa is currently hosting another World Cup tournament?

This weekend the Netball World Cup 鈥榯ipped off鈥� in Cape Town 鈥� but the trouble is even many South Africans aren鈥檛 aware of it. That鈥檚 led South Africa鈥檚 energetic deputy sports minister, Nocawe Mafu, to hit the road to enthuse people about the event.

So will this encourage more interest in women鈥檚 sport 鈥� and more women to get into sport? Or will netball remain 鈥� inevitably 鈥� overshadowed by football?

Africa Daily鈥檚 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.