Re: South African Presidential race
Yes, there are reports that about 1 mil. have left RSA. Some will come back but many emigrate permanently.
The problem they face is the racist “transformation” policy of the government. Quotas are put in place in business, sport, and other spheres. Old people are retrenched and can’t find employment again, young people can’t get bursaries or work because of their skin colour. According to the law Indians (including Pakistanis and Arabs), Coloureds (people of mixed race) are included in the group to be benefitted but lately even they are being discriminated against.
Those that do leave are either young people or very experienced and wealthy older people. Due to the overhasty rectification of the race issue, RSA presently are struggling with crime, degraded public services, malfunctioning administrations of towns, etc. All these factors becomes a new incentive to join the rat race going oversea. My partner is presently in the USA for the past 5 years.
An unfortunate thing I noticed, when visiting other countries, is that many of the South Africans still has the inbred racism in them in their dealings with other people of different cultures.