Despite history Monarch wallows in poverty

Some of these notices are written or inscribed on kiosks or makeshift shelters that have long been abandoned.

Even on a normal working day, you observe multitudes of people, both old and young, relaxing at the local shebeens or sitting nonchalantly at their homes, which consist of shacks. You also see undernourished children playing and wallowing in the muddy waters of the Ntshe and Tati rivers oblivious of the inherent health hazards.