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Fahrenheit 2010Publisher: Journeyman
Length: 52mins
Location: South Africa
Copyright: ©Levitation Films
Published: 29 Jan, 2010
Last Updated: 21 Jun, 2010
Ref: 4719
Length: 52mins
Location: South Africa
Copyright: ©Levitation Films
Published: 29 Jan, 2010
Last Updated: 21 Jun, 2010
Ref: 4719
“The 2010 World Cup will be held in South Africa!” - the announcement was received with deafening peals of applause. Promises were made that “the people would reap the rewards”. And the publicity machine went into overdrive. “Fifa expects to make $25 billion out of the television rights alone”. Advertising space was sold off to VISA, Budweiser, Telkom and countless others…and giant white elephants sprouted up all over South Africa. “A world full of greed, self-interest and self-promotion” had arrived.
“South Africans are passionate about football. This will be a very noisy world cup”. Not only are South Africans willing to work on the Stadium for a pittance, but most of the South African fans won’t be able to see the football at all. “Fifa said we can’t have stadiums near shacks, we can’t show the world this kind of poverty” . So construction began in Johannesburg rather than the more popular choice, Athlone. A giant 95 000 capacity stadium was erected right next to an existing stadium, justified by the ‘coming Olympics’, which South Africa also hopes to host. Even Archbishop Desmond Tutu says that “it’s well worth the price”.
“People have to understand that the commitment of resources to 2010 will be half of the commitment of resources to the Olympics”, says Dennis Brutus. And those in power will let nothing stand in their way. “We know we’re going to be evicted but we don’t know where to”, says a member of the Mbombela municipality where a new stadium is being constructed. A school was demolished for construction offices and the pupils moved into boiling hot caravans. “I’ve got a criminal record because of this stadium. This stadium hurts me a lot”, says a boy who protested about his new ‘classroom’.
“Kids dream about becoming footballers, they don’t dream about going to hospital”, says the CEO of the local organising committee. Yet for many South African children, the World Cup dream has already begun to fade. The glory of national pride can’t hide the fact that South Africa is still suffering from more health, educational and poverty crises than ever before. And when the applause dies down, South Africans are going to have big questions about how their resources have helped them. “We’ve been seduced”, says Martin Welz, “this was a big mistake”.
“... something that needs to be said”
FHM Magazine
“South Africans are passionate about football. This will be a very noisy world cup”. Not only are South Africans willing to work on the Stadium for a pittance, but most of the South African fans won’t be able to see the football at all. “Fifa said we can’t have stadiums near shacks, we can’t show the world this kind of poverty” . So construction began in Johannesburg rather than the more popular choice, Athlone. A giant 95 000 capacity stadium was erected right next to an existing stadium, justified by the ‘coming Olympics’, which South Africa also hopes to host. Even Archbishop Desmond Tutu says that “it’s well worth the price”.
“People have to understand that the commitment of resources to 2010 will be half of the commitment of resources to the Olympics”, says Dennis Brutus. And those in power will let nothing stand in their way. “We know we’re going to be evicted but we don’t know where to”, says a member of the Mbombela municipality where a new stadium is being constructed. A school was demolished for construction offices and the pupils moved into boiling hot caravans. “I’ve got a criminal record because of this stadium. This stadium hurts me a lot”, says a boy who protested about his new ‘classroom’.
“Kids dream about becoming footballers, they don’t dream about going to hospital”, says the CEO of the local organising committee. Yet for many South African children, the World Cup dream has already begun to fade. The glory of national pride can’t hide the fact that South Africa is still suffering from more health, educational and poverty crises than ever before. And when the applause dies down, South Africans are going to have big questions about how their resources have helped them. “We’ve been seduced”, says Martin Welz, “this was a big mistake”.
“... something that needs to be said”
FHM Magazine
Comments
The ANC inherited an infrastructure that was in good order in 1994 along with South Africa’s has huge mineral wealth. What has the ANZ done with this? Lets be brutally honest, NOTHING. It has got worse. I left SA in 1997 for a two year stint in the UK. I was not there two weeks and said I would not return to SA every again to live. I had seen the “other side” and it was brighter. I now live in Oz, where I have very good economic prospects. Upon every visit back to SA I see more and more fences and barbed wire. Where I grew up in Durban North there were not many walls. Now they are at least 2 metres high with Barbed wire. I have been told that some removalists are moving approximately one family a day abroad. Now doesn’t this say something about safety in South Africa. Where I live on the Gold Coast, I often forget to lock our cars and sometimes leave my garage door open all night, oh I forgot to mention I have absolutely no fence at the front of my house and neither do most of the folks in my suburb. NOW THAT IS HOW WE BE SHOULD LIVING.
Posted: Feb 04 2010, 01:30Report AbuseSo you might ask where all this is going…
Firstly, personal safety in this documentary seems to be glossed over and ‘they’ are choosing there words rather carefully, knowing full well of this big problem.
Secondly, South Africa is on a downward spiral and the 2010 World Foot Ball is not going to stop that. Infrastructure will get worse, poverty will climb. Only a very small number of ‘elite’ will benefit from it. Generally the man on the street (more often than not quite literally) won’t see any lasting benefit.
But on a positive note, I wish them all the best.
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Posted: Apr 22 2010, 09:28Report AbuseI am new here,but have an interest in current affairs and other cultures.
Posted: Jun 13 2010, 16:43Report Abusegreetings
Posted: Jun 14 2010, 11:12Report AbuseHi! I'm a teacher of English in Argentina and I'd love to watch the documentary with my secondary school students. They're really eager to know why South Africa was chosen to organise such event. However, I've not been able to see is since when I press the watch video button nothing happens. Can sb help me? Thanks in advance.
Posted: Jun 16 2010, 22:11Report AbuseI would really like to watch this documentary, and am curious why it is so difficult to find. Is FIFA suppressing its release?
Posted: Jul 12 2010, 21:05Report Abuse