Who in the world would want it? Why would you buy into a stock that consists of nothing but liabilities?
The only prescription for this madness is a nice, clean head-shot, but the people are so weak from starvation they can not lift a gun, and the military confiscated all of those years ago.
Guys, it may look good on paper to throw out the white land-owners and to put black farmers in their place, but to throw out the white farmers and put black cronies of the Presidente in charge, who have no farming experience at all? Jeeze, intelligence like that means you deserve to die.
“The dying lands of Zimbabwe will be the first new province of a South African empire.”
And that will be the first really good news out of Africa in a long time. Finally, Africans can begin the normal historical process of forming real states, whether through diplomacy or “other means”.
My wife is from South Africa, and I’ve been there twice, and frankly, why not? Both Europe and Asia went through a period of empire building, and when it’s good - I’m thinking of the Austro-Hungarian Empire here as an example -the empire can bring together lots of people and introduce them to modernity and rule of law. I’d rather see the Africans focusing on education, building up human capital, and become modern people rather than spending their time in intertribal fratricide.
One more thing about South Africa: when I was there last year, I was amazed at the number of illegal immigrants from central and southern Africa. South Africa is far better off than any other place in sub-Saharan Africa. I spent a lot of time in the schools there, and there are students who are eager to learn. Even the townships are filling up with small businesses and the occasional home that looks like an American ranch house. The roads had less potholes than they did in 1996. The tourist spots, especially, were upgraded to the western standard. Paranoia about crime had lessened since 1996. I can easily see the country as a world power in 100 years, if the focus and the motivation of the people there can hold. South Africa has a lot of connections to the rest of Africa, with trade and goods.
If South Africa can recreate the breadbasket of Africa by taking it over, fine with me. I’m willing to bet that oil in Angola looks pretty good, too.