Has it got that bad ... it may seem like a silly question ... but if you look at the facts ... how safe is it to live in South Africa?
An example Ethekwini metro water and waste have armed private security to protect their staff 24/7/365 and have for some time now ... either it is too dangerous for staff or someone has a connection in the department ... organising a side line tender ... a bit strange that the electricity department dont have private security vans following them around?
A women is run over by a car ... instead of people assisting her ... they rob her of all her personal belongings.
You cant walk home from work without being robbed at gun point ... I witnessed it 200 m away from my home.
You cant go for a run in the hood without an attempted armed robbery ... fortunately I had a peacemaker.
A truck cannot break down on the road or be involved in a an accident without being looted.
I could go on and on and on and on................................................ ... The realty is this is a f%^& dangerous place to live ...unless you live in a bubble (estate ... you have to leave at some point)
So why the thread ... I am watching friends and family leave by the day ... People are waiting for insurance to pay up so that they can relocate their business to a safer country ... many have applied for ancestral visas ... some have already ... and busy getting degrees ... apparently it helps with relocation.
Everyday people are trying to find ways to leave this dark shyte hole ... most cant understand why I havent left yet (half my family have already left ... I have the documents required to move to the UK) ... there is rumble in the family that the rest of the family are planning to relocate ... my older kids are busy with the paper work ... which means my grandchildren will be gone soon.
There is talk that the looting was just a test of what is to come ... from my years of experience in the SADF ... I hope it never gets to that point ... watching people being hacked to death with a panga is something I hope I never have to relive.
If it is so dangerous ... can't people get to to a safer country and apply for refugee status?
It is terrible to hear stories of how families are trying everything to get out as soon as possible ... they are ... it would be interesting to see the figues ... if other countries opened the their borders to people wanting to flee this country and it wasnt so expensive .. I hear there are new tax laws in an attempt to ease the money drain.
If you drive through some places ... the buildings are still completely burnt and no sign of repairs or reconstruction ... Businessman that I speak to ... who have lost their business and waiting for an insurance claim ... have no intention of reinvesting ... some I have spoken to are saying its pity they didnt get looted ... because they would also be leaving.
I dont see any training centres popping up ... no manufacturing plants ... just more and more massive storage facilities for importing junk ... more empty building in the industrial areas and centre.
To give you an idea of how bad it is ... the person I was dealing with trying to sort out the crap with switches ... is already in Ireland ... it happening everywhere ... you go to a company ... ask for a person you have been dealing with ... sorry he has not just left the company ... he is gone to another country.
Maybe it is all part of a bigger plan we dont know about.
When you hear big talk about the launch of EV's in Sa as the president waits for the generator to start thank to load shedding ... it makes you wonder ... what is really going on.
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