South Africa violence and the country's future?

Its ironic that since the end of apartheid the country has gotten worse and worse as those years have gone by.

the nuke station and the security of it is a big concern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koeberg_Nuclear_Power_Station

Cant load the OP video, but can imagine well enough. No the media is not exaggerating, mystery here is why its not being reported on. Is it heading for collapse?

SA has been in collapse for some time, and very quickly getting worse. Infrastructure collapsed, no trains any more, no electricity or water much of the time, rampant crime, totally corrupt and dysfunctional government.

Many friends from there, some who have left, many still there, some in the process of trying to get out but can't. Told by one last month, he and his wife can but one of the kids passports has less than the 1 year validity left. Need over one remaining to get visa where they're going to, fairly standard, said they can't renew because their Department of Home Affairs like much of the government is totally dysfunctional at the moment and not issuing passports.

A pity, such a beautiful country that had everything going for it, great climate, great people, abundant resources, everything. Mandela's Rainbow Nation, now just going the way of Africa. Regret not seeing more but consider myself lucky to have seen a fair bit of it before it got to this current sorry state.

not liking the facts doesn't change them bill

terrorists make poor governments

SA isnt the first or only country to suffer like this

White flight = poverty and decay,, just look at what happened to Detroit when all the whites moved out.

I have never seen a good black run government in any state in Africa, it always ends the same way.

While I never agreed with apartheid,, one must look at the way the country looked back then, and look at the mess its in now. 

South Africa does have a violent history. 19th century South Africa in some ways was like the African version of the wild west.

It is an interesting history. Boers v zulus, British v zulus, British v Boers etc

A hobby of mine is painting military miniatures, the zulu war of 1879 is one of my favourite .

This has been coming for a long time. It is the typical problem with Socialist parties. In the West we think the ANC won by promising freedom. In South Africa the reality is the ANC won because they promised the people everything they ever wanted for free and someone else would pay. They got away with it for a while because the black population were coming from such a low base progress was possible without spending much money. But for the last 10 years it has really stalled. The corruption trials of Zuma etc have woken the people up to the fact that the socialist dream they were sold by the ANC doesn't exist and the only people who benefit are the elites of the party. The violence is a result of that. And interestingly the seeds of violence we see increasing on the streets of Dublin from disaffected youths comes from the same sort of empty promises where socialists like Sinn Fein and PBP are promising them everything they want if they just have the courage to seize it.

How does this end. The ANC are definitely finished. There was still hope that a properly functioning democracy with a political spectrum of parties will emerge with sensible economic policies etc. But the recent violence may put an end to that especially if it spreads. It really will depend on what the majority want. A functioning Democratic state or the "socialist everything you want with sprinkles on top".

Jesus Christ. I can’t believe someone is writing this racist filth on 2021. Pro apartheid nonsense.

I think sadly like this country the bulk of the population are committed to voting in the same chancers over and over again which will only end in the same results.

because to report the facts as they are would be seen as racist because it reflects badly on a African country and coz facts are racist i guess

just look at jpups post above.

South African politics have been a case study in corruption, greed and racism both before and after the end of apartheid. they are just less competent post apartheid

as some one else above said most white south africans ive come across arent very nice people either especially the older ones

I think its clear from watching that video why it's not being reported on Irish news.

RTE would be accused of racism by some if they did.

And a bastardised version of Communism. Much like Mugabe's "Communist" Zimbabwe.

Botswana is a great example of how you can build a prosperous democratic country in Africa with pretty limited natural resources compared to its neighbours.