SOUTH Africa frittered resources for 2010 World Cup

South Africa wasted resources on next year's soccer World Cup stadiums will leave more than white paper, a new documentary critical says.Continental powerhouse South Africa, the African nation until the next economic stage sports shows, has billions of dollars spent to new stadiums to be built and existing venues in 10 cities will reform to play games.

But social activists and academics say that the funds would be better spent tackling poverty housing, and health buckling under major epidemic of HIV / AIDS.

"If you build big stadiums, you're in] [... of these funds to build schools or hospitals and then transfer these huge structures stand empty and are used to far) have a limited amount of white elephants," anti- apartheid veteran Dennis Brutus, who remains in prison with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island in the 1960s, says Fahrenheit 2010.

Continuing concern that some stadiums are empty shells that threatened to draw taxpayers shine off government plans to the legacy of the post-tournament worthy exit. In September, Finance Minister Gord-Han Pravin government said that before 2300000000 Rand (U.S. $ 307,000,000) deficit for six new stadiums.

Besides funding challenges, the demand for corruption and bid-rigging associated with the new Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit, but will place four of the 64 World Cup matches played.The location of the other new stadiums, including venues semifinal Greenpoint in Cape Town and Durban, is also criticized.

"There is no contingency plan in effect to say whats going to happen to the stadium [Mbombela] as quickly as did the World Cup ... and ultimately can only think that the stadium will be fired and then leave," said Anthony Benadie, politician of the opposition.

The shown 2010 documentary Fahrenheit feature written and directed by Australian Craig Tanner, Cape Town public for the first time on Sunday evening.South Africa, after a recession first time in forty years, hopes 450 000 foreign tourists in revenue will be reinforced during the month-long tournament starting time of 6.11.

Marketing on the countrys attractions for an estimated worldwide audience of 1 billion expected in the long term growth of tourism and employment in a politically connected elite creation.But addition, centered in the construction industry lead, there was little evidence that South Africa will benefit from the economy.

The expectation is that FIFA Rand 25000000000 (3.34 billion U.S. dollars) from 2010 broadcasts deals alone, more than the combined total reached for TV rights in 2002 and 2006 tournaments. "The tragedy called that public resources are plundered for a moment in our history. People are still living in slums, the course is not sustainable - this is a clear abuse of these resources," said sociologist Ashwin Desai.

However, some watching the game in a different light - as a vehicle for uniting nations still battling the effects of discrimination 15 years after apartheid, and where the gap between rich and poor is the highest in the world.

"The negative things that occur in Africa, this is an excellent time for us. If we are going to white elephants, and therefore would be", said Archbishop Desmond Tutu.