South Africans protest against Zuma; violence hits Johannesburg

[EC]

Jacob Zuma is facing massive protests after culling critics from his cabinet in a midnight reshuffle. A quarter of the country is unemployed and two ratings agencies have downgraded South African debt to "junk" status.

More than 30,000 South Africans protested across the country on Friday, calling for President Jacob Zuma to stand down.

Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at Zuma supporters in the streets of Johannesburg as they attempted to reach peaceful backers of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party, who had called the protests.

"Today is just the start. Many more marchers are coming. We will continue until ... South Africa is back to where it belongs," DA leader Mmusi Maimane told a crowd in Johannesburg.

Several thousand protesters gathered outside the government seat in Pretoria, while another crowd demonstrated outside parliament in Cape Town, chanting: "Zuma must fall!"

Calls for Zuma's resignation ramped up after he sacked respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as part of a cabinet shake-up. The overhaul announced at midnight included 10 ministerial changes, clearing out many of Zuma's critics.

More: http://www.dw.com/en/south-africans-protest-against-zuma-violence-hits-johannesburg/a-38340766

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Elephant in the room.... are there any successful black majority countries in the world? I hate to say that, but it's true.

[EC]

Botswana.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Botswana.

 

If you're right, that's great. These countries should look towards Botswana.

[Fishrrman]

Weird wrote:
"Elephant in the room.... are there any successful black majority countries in the world? I hate to say that, but it's true."

Enough with the "I hate to say it" apologism.
Truth is truth, even if they call you racis for stating so.

South Africa was a stable and productive nation under white rule and apartheid. More blacks were employed back then than now. 'Nuff said about that.

A good book on the subject:
"Into the Cannibal's Pot" by Ilana Mercer.
She once was anti-apartheid, but has since wised up -- and left the place.

[geronl]

Zuma is a typical African self-aggrandizing tyrant.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Zuma is a typical African self-aggrandizing tyrant.

I read about this guy... he's making Mugabe like overtures involving forcibly taking white's land way from them, because there's another more extreme politician who wants to do exactly that. Marxist.

Whites should just wise up and leave already. The writing is on the wall.

[geronl]

Botswana.

25% of adults have HIV-AIDS (2-1 women have the most among the youth). The healthcare system is in shambles, they have to import people to do work that their population can no longer do for health reasons. Healthier older folk are dying off.

[geronl]

I read about this guy... he's making Mugabe like overtures involving forcibly taking white's land way from them, because there's another more extreme politician who wants to do exactly that. Marxist.

Whites should just wise up and leave already. The writing is on the wall.

Where will they go? Is there a nation willing to take them?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Where will they go? Is there a nation willing to take them?

Good question. A lot of noise is made about expatriated South Africans living in Australia and Canada but the most live in the United States believe it or not.

Edit: not a lot of data out there to support what I had said. I thought I had heard that.