What will it really take for the situation to change - for this beautiful country to become somewhere safe and wonderful that we can recommend to our friends as a brilliant place for a holiday - or to become a great place to live and raise a family again?
As far as I can see, as long as people go around saying
"Sure there's crime BUT"
nothing will ever change! Only when there's this deep realisation that things cannot go on as they are - and a deep anger at what things have become - and people are willing to stand up and refuse to take it for another second - only then can it change.
Do you agree? What do you think it's going to take?
2006-11-30 00:08:21 · 11 answers · asked by carokokos 3 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
The current old clan of freedom fighters in the ANC don't have a clue about proper governing. They are (with the exception of one or two) not true professionals in their jobs. We need capable, impartial leaders, who realise SA is a multicultural entity which can be an important roleplayer internationally. Leaders who not only blindly sing the chorus of a black African republic together with the rest of Africa into political and economic obscurity. Strong and innovative leaders who can create new prosperity in finance and technology, instead of running around in circles in their political vendettas.
It's not about the colour of our leaders, it's about getting leaders who are true visionaries. Whether they're black, brown or white doesn't matter.
Ordinary citizens like you and me cannot make these and all the big changes and good suggestions mentioned in some of the other answers. We can only VOTE, and there's the rub...
2006-12-01 19:19:17 · answer #1 · answered by Vango 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Either get someone better form the ANC to turn things around or just kick them out and give it to another party which can turn things around. I also agree with some people about the death penalty. It should come back. It will certainly scare the evil people in this country.
I think the government should be lots more serious about the crime issues and should take better action. I also think our government should be focused on whats happening in this country instead of focusing whats happening in other countries.
I think the main issue is interference.People in this country interfere in areas which are best left alone. They upset people and make people hate each other.
2006-12-01 11:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe as an answer to the high crime stats: go back to the good-old-bad-old-days when someone got hung for murder? Since the death penalty has been abolished the rise in violent crime & the general disregard for human life has been on an increase.
Maybe we go back to peole doing hard labour in the prisons: this may help deter the criminals.
Until the peoples of this wonderful country stand together seriously, and no longer accept what's being thrown at us,
then things will carry on as they are.
2006-11-30 09:44:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am South African currently working in Taiwan because my opportunities in SA was really limited and the payment was a disgrace. I believe SA should start looking at the people, doesn't matter what race or gender, what can we do for our people and not what the people can do for me. SA is stuck in Apartheid again - not by proper name calling - but it feels that way. It seems everybody is so conserned what they can get from anybody else. Now I live between people from other countries and it is amazing how self centered our nation is. It's sad. I would really want to go back and raise a family but now I'm too scared. Most people would say I shouldn't have left in the first place - I betrayed my country - but I don't want to live in a country that is self centered....... What's your opinion.....
2006-11-30 08:15:50 · answer #4 · answered by Tannas 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To get the ANC out and to bring back the death penalty whell in a way thats why aids is theres
2006-11-30 17:09:38 · answer #5 · answered by boskafur 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think things will change when people like you and me become the president of SA (im being serious)
2006-12-03 03:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by interested 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The HIV/ AIDS time bomb is going to do the job, no matter what they try in future the process will run it's course, nature's way of culling the weak.
2006-12-03 08:22:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
is it not already turning around with all the bad things coming out......in usa and uk the baddies in government and the things they do gets covered up.......to commit corruption in (south)Africa someone in US UK and other places must definitely be willing participants.......now who is the worst the payer or the acceptor
2006-11-30 09:08:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's happening right now, in the form of AIDS. Eventually, the criminals running what used to be South Africa are going to have to sit up and take notice, or genuinely risk running out of people.
2006-11-30 14:51:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
We'll need a HUGE stearing wheel!!!!
2006-11-30 08:38:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋