Writing in the UK's Spectator newspaper, Rian Malan, acclaimed author of My Traitor's Heart, says that the rise of Jacob Zuma as a serious presidential contender is a terrible symbol of [our] country's inexorable decline into disorder, political corruption and maladministration.
Malan writes: 'I have a pretty good idea why things went wrong and it all began with "transformation", a euphemism for ridding the Civil Service of whites, especially white males'. A contentious claim.
Download the article here, a faxed copy, I couldn't find a published copy on the Web yet.
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There is one on the Spectator website, but you have to register to read it.
What do you make of Brink's doom and gloom in the Scotsman.
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