Saturday, April 18, 2009

Is South Africa Going The Way Of Zimbabwe?

From Foreign Policy Blog:

It's a very obvious overstatement to say that South Africa is becoming more like its delinquent neighbor, Zimbabwe. Nonetheless, an incident reported in South Africa's Business Today gave reason for the comparison: Last weekend, a mob overran a fruit and sugar cane farm, allegedly in frustration for the slow pace of long-promised land reform. It sparked memories of the public outcry in Zimbabwe that spawned a policy of "fast track" reallocation of land from white to black hands.

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My Comment: Distrust and hostility between different African tribal groups. A Socialist Federal Government that is both corrupt and not acountable to anyone. A leader with a messianic mentality. Yup .... South AFrica is definitely on the way of Zimbabwe.

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