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Last week Charles gave us honest opinion about the possible prospects about returning to South Africa after a long absence. Unfortunately this reflects what we've maintained in this country for some time now - Africa belongs to the black African. Especially South Africa where the majority of blacks have come to realise that freedom (with the backing of a black government) brings about the power of revenge. Hand in hand with that of course their "natural" culture of putting tasks off until tomorrow.

Yes, I bordered on calling them lazy, but that will be unfair to a lot of blacks who work hard (if not harder) than most whites.

The biggest threat I've seen is this insatiable need for money and power. We've seen this through the short independent history of South Africa. The arms deal was the first major opportunity to attain wealth and boy, did they jump on the bandwagon! We've seen Schaik and Zuma in the spotlight (still happening), we've seen our old pal with his fleet of Mercedes' biting the dust (more or less), we've seen previous murderers (Winnie Mandela for one) walking free. We see this still.

The white man is not needed - Africa history bear witness to this.

That said - COSATU have made an about turn as far as the case against our ex-vice president is concerned. The initial response was that Zuma must get his day in court. He must be afforded the opportunity to defend himself. After showing much disrespect at public meetings for the current vice president, COSATU has now called on government to re-instate Zuma and have all charges dropped against him. Of course it does not help that the Scorpions go all out (flack jackets and automatic weapons) in gathering evidence for the case against Zuma. Sensing a power struggle here with the ANC the target.

We've seen new developments jumping up overnight (just about). Latest now is the construction of major townhouse complexes in residential areas. Contractors and local municipalities seem to be in cahoots with flaunting the law. No regard to infrastructure nor the locals or laws.

It would be interesting to know what the stakes are and how much is in it for local municipalities (never mind the mayor and other relevant officials). Little if any money has been spent on infrastructure since 1994,yet we see more and more high concentration townhouse complexes going up all over the place. With very poor public transport South Africans rely on their own vehicles, so roads are getting more congested by the day which does not bode well for those in areas where these developments are happening. Electricity, water and sewage are not considered until after the fact, causing inconvenience and money. Not only to the municipalities but also it's people.

Weekly View
	25 August 2005
Last week Charles gave us honest opinion about the possible prospects about returning to South Africa after a long absence. Unfortunately this reflects what we've maintained in this country for some time now - Africa belongs to the black African. Especially South Africa where the majority of blacks have come to realise that freedom (with the backing of a black government) brings about the power of revenge. Hand in hand with that of course their "natural" culture of putting tasks off until tomorrow. Yes, I bordered on calling them lazy, but that will be unfair to a lot of blacks who work hard (if not harder) than most whites. The biggest threat I've seen is this insatiable need for money and power. We've seen this through the short independent history of South Africa. The arms deal was the first major opportunity to attain wealth and boy, did they jump on the bandwagon! We've seen Schaik and Zuma in the spotlight (still happening), we've seen our old pal with his fleet of Mercedes' biting the dust (more or less), we've seen previous murderers (Winnie Mandela for one) walking free. We see this still. The white man is not needed - Africa history bear witness to this. That said - COSATU have made an about turn as far as the case against our ex-vice president is concerned. The initial response was that Zuma must get his day in court. He must be afforded the opportunity to defend himself. After showing much disrespect at public meetings for the current vice president, COSATU has now called on government to re-instate Zuma and have all charges dropped against him. Of course it does not help that the Scorpions go all out (flack jackets and automatic weapons) in gathering evidence for the case against Zuma. Sensing a power struggle here with the ANC the target. We've seen new developments jumping up overnight (just about). Latest now is the construction of major townhouse complexes in residential areas. Contractors and local municipalities seem to be in cahoots with flaunting the law. No regard to infrastructure nor the locals or laws. It would be interesting to know what the stakes are and how much is in it for local municipalities (never mind the mayor and other relevant officials). Little if any money has been spent on infrastructure since 1994,yet we see more and more high concentration townhouse complexes going up all over the place. With very poor public transport South Africans rely on their own vehicles, so roads are getting more congested by the day which does not bode well for those in areas where these developments are happening. Electricity, water and sewage are not considered until after the fact, causing inconvenience and money. Not only to the municipalities but also it's people.	Past Views Current Joke Past jokes Gallery Links Current Exchange Rate Daily News Headlines Articles
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