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Article: White South Africa on the wing. (white South Africans are leaving the country mostly because of their fear of violent crime, and the mass emigration is hurting the economy)
- Article from:
- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 6, 1998
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JOHANNESBURG
THE remarkable thing about ''Planet Perth'', a comedy about rich white South Africans emigrating to Australia, is that the playwright, Paul Slabolepzy, never explains why his characters want to leave their homeland. The all-white audience in the posh Johannesburg suburb where the play is being performed does not need it spelled out. The falling rand and job-preferment for blacks are said to be minor annoyances compared with crime. A recent survey by FSA/Contact, a market-research group, revealed that 96% of South African emigrants cited fear of criminal violence as a reason for packing their bags. They are fleeing, they say, because they want to live ...
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