[johnwayne]

I became curious about South Africa's current economic and political situation after reading comments by Desmond Tutu on the BBC which were something like "South Africa has failed to sustain the idealism that ended apartheid, warning of growing ethnic divisions."

This article in summary, says Whites are leaving South Africa for two primary reasons:
1) Crime
2) Affirmative Action

Also,
1) The whites that are leaving are between 20 and 40 years old and economically productive.
2) The whites that are staying are usually older and have no means financially to leave.

I predict South Africa will end up in a similar situation as Zimbabwe.

I also recommend reading the comments at the end of the article, they are very telling too.

Here is a sample of some of the comments:
Message: I left 25 years ago - before the chicken run. I foresaw what was coming, and I predict that far worse is yet to happen . . . regardless of your skin colour. There is a remorseless cultural and even physical genocide of all that is "white" in progress. Those in denial are wilfully ignorant and naive. As jy jou kinders liefhet, sal jy die pad vat - hoe gouer, hoe beter. There is a lot of opportunity in Alberta, Canada. Check into it.

Message: I left SA for 4 years, to have a wonderful crime-free life in London, with global travel cheaper, and opportunities better. I came back to be with my ailing father, and the constant carping of my family on how much better life in SA was. I thought the grass was greener, but I was terribly wrong. It took me 8 months to find a job, constantly labeled over qualified and the crime is terrible, my house is a jail, my kids have learnt to be wary of everyone, the salaries are laughable, and the Rand is worth nothing! Ill be leaving again next year, to safe, secure Europe, with affordable schools & childcare. After all, The Minister of Safety & Security told me to leave didnt he? Im following his instructions! Good bye taxman - youll not be getting more from me after that! Id rather pay it to a government that actually uses it to provide services that benefit me, not their pockets!

[stephenjohnbanker]

Totally bankrupt culture. Nuff said!

[pissant]

Oh well, when the whites leave they can go back to necklacing.

[taxesareforever]

Cronjé said the results left himself and his colleagues dumbfounded.

What's so shocking about this? You shut the entrepeneurs down and what do they expect?

[Stoat]

Here's the URL for this story:

FIN24 Empowering Financial Decisions

[randog]

Due to the inequalities of the past, the education of most of the black children is still not on par to fill these gaps.

That sentence doesn't even make sense.

In the workforce, you have a one month grace period to blame all problems on the guy that just left. Afterwards, it's all yours. How long does whitey have to take the blame in SA? Last one out please turn the lights out.

[Paleo Conservative]

Where's the link to the original article?

[no dems]

When I read the title of the thread, I thought it was saying "San Antonio". No wonder I couldn't do the math.

[nj26]

Same could be said about California.

[Lancey Howard]

Smart. They are looking at Zimbabwe and seeing what South Africa will look like in ten years (or less). Those who straggle will end up with nothing. "Snooze, you lose."

[Anti-Bubba182]

"... I predict South Africa will end up in a similar situation as Zimbabwe..."

That is possible, if so, write off Africa.

[Altair333]

Desirable countries for white SAs like New Zealand and Australia have strict criteria for allowing immigration, based mainly on skills and/or money the candidate possesses. So they are taking the most qualified of the white SAs- there are a lot more who would like to emigrate but don't qualify. You can't just pack up and leave for another country these days- it's actually pretty tough to emigrate to a desirable country.

[blam]

This article fails to mention that the educated Blacks are leaving too.

[Michael.SF.]

As jy jou kinders liefhet, sal jy die pad vat - hoe gouer, hoe beter.

I could not have said it better myself.

[Niuhuru]

The smart ones are leaving and they are smart, productive people. I wish the US would let them in. I wish someone would help the elderly whites out, they shouldn't be left behind to face inevitable slaughter.

[beaversmom]

Through a relative I met a woman from South Africa. I haven't talked to her much but she says the crime in South Africa is horrible. She seems very happy to be over here, but I'm sure she misses her family over there. She has South African friends all over--Europe and Australia. I can't blame them for getting out.

[Retief]

This article in summary, says Whites are leaving South Africa for two primary reasons: 1) Crime 2) Affirmative Action

Could happen in the US unless something happens to end affirmative discrimination action sometime soon.

[litehaus]

"I predict"

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I told my wife when TUTU got the prize, 'there goes South Africa'

[r9etb]

I know a family who left SA -- not exactly for the reasons listed here, it just turned out that a job led them to the US.

However, the mom said that "Affirmative Action" is precisely why they will never go back. She said it's really something to deal with a bank managed by somebody without an education, but whose skin happens to be the right color.

[RockinRight]

So it's like Detroit?

[Hildy]

SA had a vibrant Jewish community at one time...but they left, the brain drain started many years ago.