I love it when this gets brought up, along with a few other lines,
so seeing this Forum does'nt have an Introduce yourself thread let me try and answer a few pertinent Statements.

"What are expats doing on Forums like these when they no longer have a stake in the country and live somewhere else,why dont they get on with their lives"
Common question.

I am a South african Citizen who still owns business and investments in South africa, I pay my Income taxes and Rates and taxes on time and have every right, in fact more right than some of you living in SA tocriticise where I see fit.

"Why do they hate SA so much"
I, and I'm sure I speak for many critical posters dont hate SA how can you hate a Country?
I think SA had the greatest promise of all and I personally welcomed the new
Democratic SA in 1994.
It was wonderful, at last we could go forward, without a civil war, without further bloodshed!
I think Nelso Mandela's speech was fantastic as was the promise, "Never again!"
Our New Constitution wss fantastic, another world leader!

So no, I dont hate SA!
I do hate whats being done to it.
I do hate the fact that greed, Corruption and a new groupof Grasping Criminals have replaced the old apartheid regime, but are doing pretty much the same.

"Why dont they stop harping about Crime, we can all read the media"
I have a mother and family and friends that still live in SA.
The Multi-Racial Govt of SA, the ANC, have failed to maintain Law and Order in SA.
The only thing that forces them to something about a problem is International exposure of their shortcominings,especially in terms of Crime and crime prevention and Justice.
So if we all shut up about it, tell me what makes you believe they will do more about it than they have done in the past, which has been such a spectacular failure.

Now the worst insult you can offer a South African.

"Am I a racist?"
What colour am I?
What gives you the right to call me a racist?
Show me a single posting that gives you grounds for that insult?
because I am insisting on an apology.

Lastly, you guys amuse me.
ybarnes and Americano, I lived in Sa for 54 years, for 44 of those I had one car stolen, one burglary, a couple of irritating stolen car radios etc...

As to the rest,The fastest way to show your lack of knowledge is to post as you do, wow! yank,3 weeks and no crime! golly gosh!
If any of you really want to discuss the issue. do so, but try and be adult about it, keep personal insults out of it.