JOHANNESBURG: The successful staging of the World Cup has made South Africans more positive about their nation`s future, according to a poll released Wednesday.

About 85 percent of the 400 people surveyed by telephone on Monday and Tuesday said after the World Cup they have more hope than before for a happy future for all South Africans.

The figure was about 20 points higher than in earlier surveys asking about opinions on the nation`s future, the Ipsos pollsters said.

About 98 percent of people said they were proud to be South Africans, while 98 percent also said they had watched at least one game on television.

Nearly two thirds of those surveyed said they own a vuvuzela.

BDST: 2001hrs, July 14, 2010