Durban - As the world reflects on 2010, which has seen some historic moments, South Africans too are taking stock of the past year.
There is no doubt that one event will feature on their list of fond memories - the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Three South Africans tell BuaNews about their year.
For Vickey Ganesh, his highs included the staging of the FIFA World Cup and Jacob Zuma being a good president.
"The efficient running of certain government departments, over and above SARS; the strong South African economy in a fragile world economy; roll out of ARVs nationally and positive returns on the ARV roll out programme were also things we can be proud off," said Ganesh.
But during his introspection, Ganesh said he was not impressed with "loud mouths in the public domain, who are oblivious that their statements affect the world view of South Africa."
"The pollution of our rivers and streams ... unemployment, the toilet fiasco in the Cape and the youth leagues in the country are major causes for concern though," added Ganesh.
On the question of what he would like to see happen in 2011, the Johannesburg resident hopes that unemployment will be tackled and that there will be more investment in the informal business sector.
"There must be investments in our entrepreneurs focusing on proper beneficiation and not just wealth for a few and limiting the tax burden on the employed," said Ganesh.
Grant Cohen from Cape Town said watching South Africans unite during the World Cup was phenomenal and Siphiwe Tshabalala's goal for Bafana Bafana against Mexico is a memory that will stay with him for a long time.
He added that 2010 was also special because it marked the 150th year anniversary of Indian arrival in South Africa.
Cohen hailed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for his work.
"SARS is great and the strong SA rand has also been very impressive, so well done to the finance minister and the banking sector," said Cohen.
Durban resident Bongiwe Khumalo wants government to spend more resources on healthcare.
"They need to make sure that this huge gap between policy and delivery gets thinner cause there are a lot of South Africans who use public clinics and hospitals," said Khumalo.
She added: "The World Cup coming to African soil for the first time was definitely my high. We may not have won it but we showed the whole world that Africa is more than capable. My low has to be all the people who quit their jobs and started B&Bs to benefit from the World Cup but ended up bankrupt and sinking in debt."
