[Ohioan]

Reuters is pandering, here, to Leftist international stereotypes. The article shows a complete misunderstanding of the issues over Apartheid, and a complete misunderstanding over farming in South Africa, at anytime from 1653 on.

It would take more time, than I have right now, to explain even a small part of what is wrong with this article. I will try to post something, if the thread is still active on Monday.

William Flax

[Maine Mariner]

I am looking forward to reading your comments.

I think it is time for whites and Indians to leave South Africa for good.

[muawiyah]

As early as 1610 or thereabouts, ships regularly stopped along the South African coast for provisioning (cured meat, vegetables, water, etc.),

At that time the better known Nilotic tribes like the Shone and Zulu were still cutting up various other Africans many hundreds of miles to the North.

The indigenous peoples are the now almost unknown Sen and various others who engaged in hearding cattle with long horns.

The Portuguese had encountered both back in the 1400s when they began sailing around the Horn to the Indian Ocean.

There really wasn't a whole lot of change in the ethnic picture until the Zulu and their enemies brought their concepts to the area, and then it was extermination after extermination.

Most writers like to skip over that part ~ which is a shame. The current level of violence is nothing compared to what this crowd believes to be the correct point of view.

[Bon of Babble]

I am interested in what you have to say and hope you post your thoughts on this too.

I’ll check back.

[mrsmel]

I too am interested and look forward to your comments.