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Yes. The rest of Africa seems to offer a "clean slate" and a decent attitude. An SA school principal told me a story: a Cameroonian technician was installing a
by buyx 12y ago
Yes. The rest of Africa seems to offer a "clean slate" and a decent attitude. An SA school principal told me a story: a Cameroonian technician was installing a security system at his school's computer centre. The Cameroonian was contemptuous of South Africa - he said no one would steal from a school in Cameroon, since it was a place of learning. Whether or not he was blowing smoke, it seems to sum up the perceived differences between SA and the rest of Africa.
Another way to look at it is that white South Africans jealously guard their piece of the pie. Black South Africans are trying to get a bigger slice of the same pie. Other countries in Africa are focused on growing their pies. Oh, and the South African stock market is booming because South African companies find it more profitable to help the rest of Africa bake pies.
- vacri 12y agoRight next door to Cameroon there is an issue where non-South Africans have not just stolen equipment from a school, but hundreds of actual students. The Cameroonian in that anecdote does not paint an accurate picture of the sanctity of schools in a "South Africa vs Rest of Africa" sense. It may be the case in his own locality (and many others), but that doesn't mean the rest of the continent follows the same rules apart from SA.