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Article: South Africa Is Not Zimbabwe.(though two often linked by association)(Brief Article)
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- Newsweek International
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- March 11, 2002
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If things go as planned, Zimbabweans will go to polls this weekend to choose a president. After months of state-sanctioned political terror, President Robert Mugabe has made it clear he'll stop at nothing to win. If he does, Zimbabweans lose a historic opportunity for change. That's tragic enough. But far more important will be the impact across the Limpopo, on a larger and more globally connected South Africa.
South Africa has been suffering a bad case of guilt by association. As Zimbabwe has disintegrated, South Africa's reputation (and currency) have taken a beating. "They are facing a very serious perception crisis," says Konrad Reuss, managing director for ...