 Fahrenheit 2010: A Matter More Important Than Life or Death; Feature documentary, by Australian Craig Tanner |
“If we are going to have white elephants, so be it”Read more »
-- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Once the World Cup Tourists pack their bags and go home; and the economy haemoraghes from World Cup stadium debt, in a country in crisis; and hundreds of thousands (?) of African World Cup 'tourists' don't go home, but stick around, as 'refugees'; do you think ANC voters will be encouraged by ANC and 'TRC' leaders to hold the ANC accountable? Or might they find themselves the proverbial 'right wingers' scapegoats to blame?“When you build enormous stadia, you (are) shifting those resources ... from building schools or hospitals and then you have these huge structures standing empty and being used to a very limited extent. They become white elephants”
-- ‘anti-apartheid’ (sic) Veteran Dennis Brutus, jailed with Nelson Mandela at Robben Island in the 1960's
“Lingering concerns that some stadiums will become empty shells that are a burden to taxpayers have threatened to take the shine off government plans to leave a meaningful post-tournament legacy. In September Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said the government faced a 2.3 billion rand ($307 million) shortfall for six new stadiums.” -- Fahrenheit 2010
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