I seem to be seeing many mentions of Zimbabwe in these articles..if you guys are referring to our Economic breakdown I can understand but if you are talking about crime then leave us out of this because compared to South Africa we are a safe haven...we have respect for human life so don't compare political killings to the man-slaughter your tsotsis do.Get your facts right

Charine, I do not want to fight with you, it's because of in-fighting over the years that us as S Africans have little respect for eachother, and scattered all over the globe.
But you need to know, and I am not alone in this, I cannot describe the sick feeling within me every time I read about the slaughtering of innocent S Africans (on a daily basis for many years) in the safety of their homes by ruthless cowardly criminals that found a safe haven in South Africa to launch their cowardly attacks.
At the very least, even if you live in the worst and most violent country in the world, the one place that should be a safe haven is one's home. But in our country, it is NOT the case!
And what is even shocking than having to witness these senseless criminal killings, is the fact that us S Africans are somehow willing to downplay these monstrosities, kind of brushing it aside, hoping (or knowing) it won't happen to any of us, and then trying to make a difference in some way. But in the last 15+ years none of us, not even the dead (innocent victims of violent crime) have made NO diference. Instead, the violence and crime is spiralling completely out of control, and yes, whites are becoming increasingly violent as well.
Don't die for this country, it's not worth it. You'll be forgotton so quickly, as is the case of the 100s of 1,000s crime victims that died over the years, all begotten once they hit the bottom of the 6-feet grave.
The STEM anthem is dead in South Africa, it has no meaning anymore. Patriotism in South Africa is a joke, how can you have patriotism in a country where its people are scattered all over the globe, where we live like prisoners in fortresses (that cannot even keep the enemy out), where peace-loving people have to live in fear, where anarchy and lawlessness rules, where there's such a disrespect for eachother's valued lives (which there is only one of), where the ruling government publically acknowledges it is losing the war against the criminal society, ahhh the list goes on and on...
And what is waiting for us? We all know it, all S Africans irrespective of race - Zuma and his MACHINE GUN wielding followers.
Good luck!

Sorry to say, and I really mean it. You and all S Africans that think you can do something to make the violent crime go away, you're all naive and stupid. There's nothing you can do, the only thing perhaps you can do is to get rid of the government and replace it with one that governs with Western principles. And that's highly unlikely, especially in Africa.
Do the right thing for you and take your loved ones with you and get the hell out. Else you may leave in a body bag, and you cannot refuse that.