The strikers had threatened to wreck the tournament next June unless they received a pay increase of 13%. In the end they accepted 12%.

For the last week the building of the five new World Cup stadiums had come to a halt.

Instead of construction the thousands of workers have been dancing and singing outside the venues.

They had been demanding a 13% increase in their salary.

In the end they got 12% - but the construction companies will be relieved that industrial action which could have lasted months has ended so quickly.

In fact the building of the stadiums is the least of South Africa's World Cup worries.

All the new grounds are on track to be finished months before the first game.

Keeping fans safe, a shortage of hotel beds, and the inadequacy of the country's transport network are of much greater concern.