ANC win landslide in South Africa

[Gustaf]

Well...I think South Africa needs to readjust itself to a competitive party system, right now it isn't really working that well. But this was expected.

[Gustaf]

ANC did a lot of good things. The current leadership under Mbeki is disastrous though.

[Gustaf]

ANC did a lot of good things. The current leadership under Mbeki is disastrous though.

Mbeki's a fool. Hopefully now he doesn't need to co-operate with the small parties he will actually LISTEN TO HIS VOTERS

I also think that one-party domination is a certain way to ruin, no matter what the party is originally. I do hope that the DA can become a credible opponent eventually, they aren't that bad are they? They were right on race anyway, which should give them a chance with black voters in the long run.

[Gustaf]

Mbeki does claim that HIV does not exist. That is just- how shall I phrase this delicately?- lunatic! Good to know DA wins with Cape blacks, hopefully that can spread to Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durbin, etc. One party domination is not good.

Yeah, that's pretty much my view as well...

[Gustaf]

Is there any point arguing with someone who won't listen?
South Africa was a mess BEFORE the ANC came to power.

Not in comparison with the rest of Africa.

True, but it doesn't say a lot, now does it?

It's interesting to remember though that Africans actually fled TO South Africa, since the apartheid rule often was better than living under their own dictators...