 Welcome back to The Breakfast on Plus TV Africa. Let's now go into a couple of years ago in history and share with you what happened on this day the 11th of June. I'm starting with the year 1955 and this is on record one of the worst sporting disasters ever. One of the worst racing disasters ever where of course about 80 lives were lost on this day in 1955 after two race cars crashed into each other and of course broke down into numerous pieces. 80 people died, about 83 people have a good part of died and about 180 were injured including one of the race car drivers. It also led to the pausing of Mercedes from participating in F1. They eventually came back in 1984. Most of the casualties, most of the debts accord from the breakdown of the car parts that spread into the stand where the spectators were sitting watching the race. It's called the 1955 Le Mans disaster and it was a major crash that occurred on this day during the 24 hours of Le Mans motor race in France. A large pieces of debris flew into the crowd killing 83 spectators and the French driver Pierre Bollini who raced of course for Mercedes at that time may also injured about 180 people. It is on record the most catastrophic crash in motorsport history and it prompted Mercedes Benz at that time to retire like I said from motor racing until 1987. There was of course a lot of debate over who you know was to blame but at that time the both cars were moving as fast as 200 kilometers per hour about 125 miles per hour and made contact with each other that caused the crash. The official inquiry held none of the drivers specifically responsible and criticized instead the layout of the 30-year-old track which had not been designed for cars on that speed. Of course a special mass was held in the morning of the Le Mans Cathedral for the funeral of the victims and you know eventually of course the F1 and motorsports in general as a result of the crash now knew that they needed to do more with regards safety for spectators and safety for drivers in motorsports. So generally a lot of changes needed to be made. The stands and the space between the drivers and the stands of course had to be had to be extended. I think at that time they also didn't have some of all those barriers on the you know on the sides of the track that they currently have now and some of all those things. So sadly of course you know this number of people had to die for some of those changes to be made but on this day that's when of course that disaster happened. My my just it was just such a sad day in history you know this day the 11th of June and then that special mass held you know in that catholic church for the first funerals for the victims I feel very bad when we have to talk about sad news regarding deaths on today in history it's just so terrible. 80 people you know what it means for and it really just creates a picture and imagine you're ahead of how fast these cars actually move to be running at 200 kilometers per hour on a track is insane speed and so any and that's you know one of the most delicate parts of you know these sports. Anything that happens at that time any mistake that you know that happened of course at that time puts you between life and death you know and that of course includes drivers includes the assistants includes the technical team includes also spectators people who came that day to enjoy a good motor sport race didn't get back home you know a lot of them of course died and many others about 180 or others ended up in hospital you know because of various degrees of injury so it's a lot it's a lot to take in but let's look for something yes something better something something way way lighter it's still in sports understand history the 11th of June 2010 and the first Africa FIFA World Cup kicked off in South Africa South African President Jacob Zuma officially opened the 2010 World Cup and it opened with a ceremony a very colorful ceremony in the soccer set stadium in South Africa that stadium had just been renovated ahead of the World Cup it was just such a beautiful day in South African history we saw you know that that picture just saw that man with the Vovzela the Vovzela became very popular after that South African event with the World Cup because people were look at that picture there people were just enjoying themselves at the Vovzela the beautiful colorful face paintings the colorful dressing of the South Africans you know there are other notable fans like like Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu he was one of the spectators at that event the stadium was just buzzing with life there are about 90 000 people who who actually was at that event right there the 11th of June 2010 and we also know that in a total of 10 arenas 64 World Cup games were played and you know according to the soccer governing body FIFA 97 percent of the 2.88 million tickets were sold but many locals could not afford the you know two buy tickets that were really expensive so they watched this ticket they watched the game from their home not necessary live too too expensive to afford but was just such a such a very notable event in South Africa it featured hundreds of dancers South Africa's legendary trumpeter was there American R&B star Arakeli you know there were military plane flight passes over the stadium it was just such a remarkable event in South Africa very colorful ceremony there and that from the 11th of June to the 11th of July 2010 that's also you know the time that the Vovuzelas became very very popular I think they were one of the most colorful you know aspects of the whole World Cup yes Masakila you Masakila the legendary South African trumpeter they used to blow the the Vovuzelas and even in Nigeria some people on their way back from South Africa bought some of the brought some of those Vovuzelas as part of you know you know souvenirs from South Africa it also of course there was a time that there was huge and huge you know tourism into South Africa in that period and basically just shown you know you know put a spotlight on what South Africa was able to achieve in that time but you can also also have this conversation without talking about the influence of Nelson Mandela in gets in that World Cup to South Africa about four six years ago when they held the bid for that eventually Spain of course won the World Cup and if you ask yourself this happened in 2010 we're in 2021 can Nigeria host the World Cup are you talking about the World Cup what's the what's the name of that other match that was eventually Councilors was holding Lagos what's the thing we're having well it's course to discuss what it is so basically I think it just shows how much sports can unify yes bring people together serves an avenue for tourism yes you know how much South Africa made during that period with all the people who flew into the country you know tourism it just opened up the country in so many ways I think it would be beautiful yeah I think we should be focusing on that not have situation where the government promises to give you money for your idol festival and then they tell you there's no money and your people are using boats it's just it can be very embarrassing in this part of the world but anyway good news today 2010 June 11th the World Cup in South Africa opened and of course a little side for me 1955 the Le Mans disaster in France the 83 people died in a motor spot disaster stay with us we'll be back after the short break and we're moving straight into our first major conversation for today and that is in Noshun state where of course the government is giving identity cards to head us as a way of curbing the insecurity challenges the state is facing we'll talk about it after this break