Antonio Paredes, journalist
After the end of apartheid and the rise to power of the ANC party and Nelson Mandela, the economic situation of the black population did not significantly improve. According to the South African National Institute of Statistics, black families earn about five times less than white ones. More than half of South Africans live below the poverty line and about a quarter of the country’s citizens cannot even satisfy their hunger. When it comes to crime and health, the numbers are staggering: 6 million South Africans are HIV-infected, and tens of thousands of them become victims of killers annually, making the country one of the most dangerous in the world. Two million residents inhabit poor neighborhoods or slums, some of which are occupied by white people for the first time in history, descendants of English or Dutch Boer settlers.
Quite eloquent statistics for the third wealthiest state on the African continent. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), South Africa ranks behind only Nigeria and Egypt on the continent. Of course, an African black middle class has gradually emerged there, as well as a political and economic elite, a sort of oligarchy, rightfully including Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been president of the Republic of South Africa for many years.
For many years, the ruling ANC (African National Congress), which came to power after apartheid, has used ambiguity and hatred towards whites to make local residents forget that South Africa never became the African superpower that global experts envisioned in the mid-1990s. The country still suffers from a staggering level of crime and faces constant devastation in many once-prosperous areas of the republic.
Out of purely pre-election considerations, South African politicians daily endanger the lives of 4.3 million white citizens of their country. Moreover, Europeans and Americans dare not even mention this in their media. White farmers, practically isolated from the outside world, experience fear of becoming victims of black banditry every day or find themselves in a state of siege due to this policy of black racism. This is inspired by Zimbabwe’s Mugabe-era dynasty of murderers, which never brought any results to the neighboring country, South Africa.
This critical moment in the history of the Republic of South Africa may ultimately lead to a mass exodus of the white population to friendly nations like Australia, which recently offered to accept South African refugees, or Argentina. I believe it’s time to shed light on the organized killings of white people in one of Africa’s most developed countries. The “Rainbow Nation” is no more; it’s now a black-and-white nation, and it’s time to acknowledge that so the global community can finally take its first steps towards addressing the main problems facing South Africans, regardless of their skin color, gender or political preferences.
In support of the aforementioned, let’s delve into more detailed statistics that directly highlight the dire situation in South African society. The grim picture of present-day South Africa looks something like this: in the global crime ranking, South Africa ranks seventh out of 193 countries in terms of crime level. It’s important to note that this ranking reflects the overall crime situation in the country. On the African continent, South Africa ranks third in crime level after the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.
When it comes to the level of safety and security, which depends on crime, political instability, as well as violence and unrest in the country, South Africa ranks 144th out of 163 countries in the Safety and Security Index. It’s worth noting that this is just ahead of Ukraine, which is currently in a state of war. South Africa exhibits particularly high levels of assaults, rapes, murders and other violent crimes. These figures are attributed to factors such as poverty, inequality, unemployment and the normalization of violence. Additionally, as of 2023, South Africa has remained on the Tier 2 watch list for human trafficking for the third consecutive year. Factors such as high unemployment and low wages contribute to conditions where human traffickers can thrive.
Delving deeper into South Africa, in 2010, it had the highest rate of rapes in the world: 132.4 cases per 100,000 people. This grim statistic underscores the seriousness of the problem within the country. A survey conducted by the South African Medical Research Council in 2009 revealed that approximately one in four South Africans admitted to committing rape. Furthermore, South Africa is still grappling with the widespread issue of gender-based violence. Some horrific incidents within South Africa have shocked the world, including cases of brutal attacks, rapes and murders.
Last year in South Africa, the following were recorded:
– 10,516 cases of rape
– 1,514 attempted murders
– 14,401 attacks on female victims
– 881 women murdered.
The level of violence by intimate partners in South Africa exceeds the global average by 5 times. The country also ranks fourth globally in femicide associated with interpersonal violence. Concluding the overview of the criminal situation in South Africa, UNICEF’s statistical review highlighted violence against girls, boys and women in South Africa, emphasizing the need for coordinated efforts to address this profound problem.
It’s becoming increasingly evident that South Africa, once a flourishing Christian and Europeanized country on the southern tip of Africa, now resembles a “decaying corpse dug out of a grave, standing as a monument to the failed ideology of enlightened liberalism.” Meanwhile, the country’s government persists in attempting to assert itself on the international stage. For instance, Turkey announced its support for South Africa in its case against Israel at the UN. This being said, Ireland, Indonesia and Switzerland also express interest in joining South Africa’s lawsuit. Recall that in response to a potential arrest warrant for Israeli officials, Tel Aviv promised “decisive action” that would lead to the collapse of Palestine. The South African authorities, with their radical actions in international diplomacy, wasted no time in responding.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s neighbor, Zimbabwe, in another attempt to halt the ongoing collapse of the local currency, replaced it with a new unit called the ZiG, backed by a basket of foreign currencies, gold and other precious metals. John Mushavanhuh, the head of the local Central Bank, announced at a press conference in the capital, Harare, that the ZiG would be launched on April 8 at a rate of 13.56 ZiGs to the dollar, with a new central bank refinancing rate set at 20%. Let’s wish success to yet another long-suffering African country on its tumultuous journey towards a brighter economic future “without bad whites.”
