Museum vs Bare Neccessities

I read in our local newspaper that R25 million rand has been allocated to build a boxing museum in our region's capital - Umtata (now called Mmthatha - I think). For anybody that has been to South Africa, believe me, there are no wild animals running around in the streets. But if you have seen the widely advertised pictures of absolute poverty, with no water and no electricity - those pics are true - about our more rural areas.

What amazes me, is that the powers that be, are prepared to spend all that money on a boxing museum when there are still some of their people out there that live in shacks. From all the cultural changes in our country, I can understand Cultural History Museums - but boxing?????

Hello, the people need running water, toilets, baths and brick walls to keep them warm and dry. I wanted to add electricity, but there is none to spare because the same powers that be never budgeted for it. Like the ATM's, they thought there was an endless supply.

Which brings me to another interesting subject. Changing the names of the towns, airports, roads etc. Again, I can understand if the name change is because of past political reasons, but can someone please tell why they spent all that money changing the name of a beautiful little town called Warmbaths - to Bela Bela. Warmbaths is exactly that - it is a resort town with various swimming pools (and mud baths) with various temperatures.

Sigh!