“There is a widespread political will to make the country work,” remarks a hotelier as he details his plans for expansion and shows me an in-progress borehole for a second swimming pool. “Opportunities here are vast … for those who know where to look,” he adds.
What a contrast to the doom- mongering headlines on South Africa. Zimbabwe-esque comparisons of the country’s downfall are tempting. But this country has an answer for every setback.
I am going to stick my neck out and say South Africa will not go the way of Zimbabwe. South Africa is a far cry from its northern neighbour breadbasket-turned basket-case-turned dictatorship. South Africa ranks 7.05/10 on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index. Zimbabwe ranks 2.92.
That South Africa is in a worse state now than it was
