Swapping GREED for GOOD, profit at all costs for sustainability and running of a country's affairs for the common good and not only for the Corporate good is what successful governance and management is all about. Three years before his inauguration, the current Pope, Benedict, prophesied the collapse of the world economy due to rampant, unrealistic materialism and corporate greed. It seems he was spot on. From your attitude, Mr. Gordhan, your appointment as Finance Minister has come from above. May our country and its people be blessed by your Ministry.

You guys even shot your own hero Lucky Dube!! I think I will wear a freaking bullet proof space suit to South Africa!!

ooh heavenly god help us!what have we done,but anyway i wish them badluck to be eliminated in first round.poor germans,they think they are the heros or vip-shame.

Crazy Germans they think we r racist like them.Anyway whether they like it or not 2010 World Cup is coming 2 Mzantsi.

They need not border as they will be iliminated in the first round so they can enjoy their bullet proof vests withey their families in Germany.

That's just silly. Our criminals know to shoot you in the head anyway.

The Truth hurts...Ne? “Finished and Klaar” Shoe wee! Feel vindicated just by saying that last phrase….oh oho wait! before I miss this opportunity and the word "ENGAGE" another priceless word in are ANC vocabulary.

Maybe they can issue bullet proof shirts to ALL SOUTH AFRICANS!! That would be fantastic, then we will be able to live a bit again, in stead of being locked up in fear of our roaring crime rate!!!!

MPOFU: Since when did wearing a bullet proof vest to protect yourself make you a racist? Please tell me... what does race have to do with it???
Did you know (of course you didn't): most international insurance brokers specify a bullet proof vest when visiting certain areas in South Africa. They will not cover you with Travel insurance (which you need for a South African visa by the way) without a vest. This is not based on race you numbty, this is based on the statistics of how many people get killed from gunshot wounds in any given country in a year. Statistics are numbers. Numbers are the unbiased truth. Statistics have NOTHING to do with race.

Come on South Africa!!! Wake up and smell the coffee!
If this is how the rest of the world see our country then clearly there is a problem. Its not media hype, it's the truth. I've personally seen it, from both sides of the fence. South Africa is a gorgeous country. We have beautiful land, great people from different cultures and a SERIOUS crime problem.
I am living in England now. Not out of choice, out of necessity. Like many South Africans, my hand was twisted into leaving as I could not find a job. Fair enough! There are many other South Africans who arguably need a job more than me - I hold no resentment. Leaving our shores until I am able to work in my home country is perhaps the sacrifice I have to make. I can't wait to move back to SA one day.
Thinking back, however, I see a different picture. Going to sleep at night, even in a relatively low-crime neighbourhood was always scary what if I wake up with intruders in my house that want to rob and torture my family and I? For ten years I slept with a gun under my pillow, and was attacked 3 times. In England, I leave my windows open during the day; I chat to my friendly neighbours who DON'T have a 12 foot wall around their house. I can walk home from work at night without any weapons, or a care in the world. This is how we should be living in South Africa. Make no mistake, crime is a BIG problem and the police aren't the solution. Education is the solution. Give people the means to earn a living, and they won't need to steal.