Topic: What are the Most Powerful Nations in Africa?? 6

bushpig1998 · December 30th, 2004

Extremely well said, folks.
The end of Apartheid had to happen, but an unfortunate spinoff is that South Africa is now spiralling towards the level of other African countries. Yes, SA still has the best economy in Africa, but it is getting worse.
One form of Apartheid was switched for another. As godofthunder9010 mentioned, there is resentment, but it is carried to the extreme and fuelled by the Regime. The attacks on Afrikaner farmers are unusually cruel and it is seldom that anything of value is robbed - most of the time, the farmer is killed, wife and kids tortured and a weapons stolen - this has lead to around 40 000 of the original 80 000 farmers fleeing from their farms or being killed, thus, no more crops are being produced. Our grain and food imports have grown considerably in the past few years. This mass migration from farms to the cities end other countries have led to even worse unemployment amongst farm laborers.
Despite this, the economy is still one of the best - in fact, the best in Africa. The inerals industry is really huge.
The military problems are not so much lack of funds as it is lack of proper management. The most money spent in the SA military goes towards salaries for the top brass.

December 30th, 2004	Post 51
bushpig1998 Optio	Extremely well said, folks. The end of Apartheid had to happen, but an unfortunate spinoff is that South Africa is now spiralling towards the level of other African countries. Yes, SA still has the best economy in Africa, but it is getting worse. One form of Apartheid was switched for another. As godofthunder9010 mentioned, there is resentment, but it is carried to the extreme and fuelled by the Regime. The attacks on Afrikaner farmers are unusually cruel and it is seldom that anything of value is robbed - most of the time, the farmer is killed, wife and kids tortured and a weapons stolen - this has lead to around 40 000 of the original 80 000 farmers fleeing from their farms or being killed, thus, no more crops are being produced. Our grain and food imports have grown considerably in the past few years. This mass migration from farms to the cities end other countries have led to even worse unemployment amongst farm laborers. Despite this, the economy is still one of the best - in fact, the best in Africa. The inerals industry is really huge. The military problems are not so much lack of funds as it is lack of proper management. The most money spent in the SA military goes towards salaries for the top brass.