Things are moving fast in South Africa at the moment, with major contests every day which could profoundly affect the future. And at the grass-roots level, things too are moving fast. The major issue is corruption. "Corruption" is about fear or favour. Many people assume that it is only favour. But apart from that, both fear and favour can be very complex. So it is not a simple thing, when one speaks of "corruption". My sense is that South Africa is enmeshed in corruption -- this is a vital point, which is a departure from many other people's assumptions -- and once you are enmeshed, you cannot and will not get out. Unless there is a revolution, or a major amnesty, or a spiritual revival, or radical new leadership. Without any of these, I cannot see how the country will escape. OBSERVATION: Yet paradoxically, while South Africa has gone backwards on the surface of it, I think the common people have matured a great deal. There has been a major political awakening. There are a lot of good people in South Africa -- add to that now awareness.
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