Marc,
just a few things.
1. I am not giving any support for apartheid!
2. I do not want to go into politics.
Maybe I have used the term Afrikaner too broadly. Some white english
speaking people in SA may feel that they are not afrikaners (true), but
of course they have been just as much part in the apartheid in the past.
Now trying to just blame it one the afrikaners and saying: "it was not
me" is of course BS.
What I meant with my initial remark is that South Africa is very
different from any other country in Africa. The basic infrastructure
(both in terms of roads, telephone, electricity etc as well as banking,
business laws etc) is equal to europan or american standards. Things
just work. In that SA is a great exception to the rest of Africa. Just
be proud of that and hope that you won´t let the country slide down to
Zimbabwe level.
Afrikaners are part of SA history and culture. I am not saying an
airport should be named after a "boer" general. Not at all! I am just
saying that wiping out all references to those who have built so much of
the country is just sad. All cultures should exist alongside.
When will Johannesburg´s name change......?
What will Cape Town´s new name be.......?
Regards,
Hans
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