Farewell to a very brave lady..........
#18
Re: Farewell to a very brave lady..........
A lot of people in cities live in gated communities, private police forces are employed for protection because there has been such a breakdown in government services and a lot of the people that have the oppertunity are leaving. It's not just black v.s. white any more, foreigners and different African tribes are becoming targets, a increasing sense of xenophobia is setting in among the disillusioned poor.
To put it in statistics:
Over 50,000 raped reported and almost 20,000 people killed last year (SAPS annual report) in a population of about 45 million.
Even Wikipedia lists it as the "Rape capital of the world".
It should have been so easy in South Africa with abundant natural resources, mineral rich, well run agricultural sector and a developed manufacturing sector producing a vast array of goods. It's just falling apart .
ETA: Good bit here on it from Al-Jazeera:
Last edited by Charismatic; Nov 11th 2008 at 7:38 am.
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Re: Farewell to a very brave lady..........
its heading the same way Zimbabwe has gone. the skilled and educated are leaving in droves.
and now with Zuma coming into power it can only get worse.
and now with Zuma coming into power it can only get worse.
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Re: Farewell to a very brave lady..........
Mariam Makeba was a great singer. One who will always make Africa proud.....
She will be greatly missed.
South Africa created and is facing the consequences of its actions. What do you expect of a country where 80% of the population were constantly maltreated and had no rights? After 45 years of inferior education, no jobs, no rights, etc, what did white South Africans expect? Abolish Apartheid and live happily ever after?
She will be greatly missed.
South Africa created and is facing the consequences of its actions. What do you expect of a country where 80% of the population were constantly maltreated and had no rights? After 45 years of inferior education, no jobs, no rights, etc, what did white South Africans expect? Abolish Apartheid and live happily ever after?
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Mariam Makeba was a great singer. One who will always make Africa proud.....
She will be greatly missed.
South Africa created and is facing the consequences of its actions. What do you expect of a country where 80% of the population were constantly maltreated and had no rights? After 45 years of inferior education, no jobs, no rights, etc, what did white South Africans expect? Abolish Apartheid and live happily ever after?
She will be greatly missed.
South Africa created and is facing the consequences of its actions. What do you expect of a country where 80% of the population were constantly maltreated and had no rights? After 45 years of inferior education, no jobs, no rights, etc, what did white South Africans expect? Abolish Apartheid and live happily ever after?
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Re: Farewell to a very brave lady..........
I know all about the ineffective, corrupt leaders on the African continent however there's more to it.
With GB, France and US trying to play god in these nations, funding their puppets to get in and stay in power, threatening them with no economic aid and unfavourable trade deals if the nations don't play ball, there will always be problems on the continent.
In SA's case you really didn't expect 80% of the population to vote for the same people who enslaved them for 45 years. It will take generations to get over their pain and bitterness. It might be too late. In my opinion the nice, safe, pretty SA we all knew was maintained on a false balance (to the benefit of one race). It's quite natural for the scale to tip the other way when whatever propped the balance is removed.
With GB, France and US trying to play god in these nations, funding their puppets to get in and stay in power, threatening them with no economic aid and unfavourable trade deals if the nations don't play ball, there will always be problems on the continent.
In SA's case you really didn't expect 80% of the population to vote for the same people who enslaved them for 45 years. It will take generations to get over their pain and bitterness. It might be too late. In my opinion the nice, safe, pretty SA we all knew was maintained on a false balance (to the benefit of one race). It's quite natural for the scale to tip the other way when whatever propped the balance is removed.
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Re: Farewell to a very brave lady..........