Mandela was a hero, a source of pride for most South Africans and an example for many others around the world. I'm sorry to see him go.

Just another kaffir he was not. Not by a long shot. He was a world class statesman.

Colonialism brought Africa out of savagery and primitivism only in the eyes of the colonialists. In fact Colonialism...civilisation...
introduced tribalism on a much grander scale. The haves vs the have nots.

adolf said...

japie said..

A tad inappropriate Adolfo? Do you not mean politically incorrect? Whatever, that is a bit rich coming from you.

And how can I compare South Africa to Palestine? Easy, very easy. Two repressed groups of people. I would also argue strongly that of the two groups the Palestinians got the worse deal if body counts are anything to go by.

Are they justified in using violence?

Personally my opinion is that they were both freedom fighters. Unfortunately not everyone sees it that way.

Would you happen to part of one of the waves of ungrateful WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN immigrants now living the dream in the best country on earth, after fleeing when all those kaffas turned on their masters?

I just smell a whiff of bias in your Nelson Mandela `terrorist` statement.

No need for your 30 year old vitriol in our country today buddy.

No Sonny I am not one of those. I left in 1979 because I found it repressive and knew it was going to turn to ****, which it has. There's no vitriol here. A good deal of disillusionment but no vitriol, it saps your energy and produces sad human beings.

I spent 23 years in Africa, 11 in Tanzania and 12 in the Republic. I was extremely fortunate in having an old man who was liberal minded and taught me to think critically. I recall one day making some inane comment about Africans and their body odour. He retorted that we would stink as well if there was only one tap at the end of every street.

What does really give me the willies is the level of ignorance about the whole show. But I can live with it for another 127 days. I've just just bought some land on a Pacific Island so I'll be leaving you to your best country in the world

The world needs more leaders like Nelson who was able to merge a nation under such difficult circumstances. He was very intelligent, humble and had great vision for SA. It always brings a smile to my face, every time i go back for a holiday to see how multicultural SA has become. South Africa showed the world how reconciliation can be achieved and are world leaders in this area. We just hope the new leaders of SA can take a leaf out of Nelson's book when it comes to leadership and vision.

Milsy said...
^^^^^^ c ya, heres to wishing theres no internet on your new island home.

There is a dirty great big relay tower about a kilometer away

Did the the ignorance.comment get to you? Don't worry, ignorance is in plentiful supply globally.. Fortunately, unlike stupidity, it can be fixed. It's unfortunately stupid not to

One would have to be concerned about where SA is now heading after Mandela has left this earth. From his tribal background, be it, he was right or wrong; daylight runs a distant second in the leadership, and political stakes.
The current crop of leaders that filled the void after Mandela moved into retirement, have not shown any great statesmanship or leadership. Sadly the possibility for the current SA profile to slip into the mould of a few other states with leaders just filling the coffers of close tribal ties and close family to the detriment of the state, on the African continent is closer than one would like to see.
Two things Joseph, has to do is, keep China on side, and don???t upset the cash flow.
Second is, don???t p1ss those Zulus off to the point they resort to solving issues as in the early nineties, with brute force. Zulus get in the chair, all other also ran tribes will suffer greatly.

One thing I do agree with is Japies slant on things, him being a lad who experienced first hand, how life is on that side of the world. My Nephews have worked and run business for over 15 years in Africa. They do report on some nasty things that never make the front page or on the news stands, enough to make one shake ones head in disbelief and discussed.

^^^ Fidel in a suit! If he shaved that beard no one would recognize him.
Maybe it's false. Maybe he sneaks into Disneyland occasionally.