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Sat 04 Apr 2008True colours of the Rainbow Nation
South Africa is doomed, say the pessimists, and Jacob Zuma will lead it down the road travelled by Zimbabwe. But it is not as simple as that, writes JOE HUMPHREYS. As he ends his two-year stint there, he reflects on the progress the country has made in the 14 years since the end of apartheid
IF I HAD a rand for every South African who told me, in recent weeks, that I was "lucky to be getting out" of their country, I would be well on my way to buying the retirement home I am dreaming of in Western Cape.
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