Comments on: Impressions From Our Trip To South Africa https://www.sa-austin.com/blog/2009/08/impressions-from-our-trip-to-south-africa-85.html A Resource for South Africans living in Austin, Texas Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tania Pheiffer https://www.sa-austin.com/blog/2009/08/impressions-from-our-trip-to-south-africa-85.html#comments/166 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:01:59 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/blog/?p=85#comment-166 We live in Johannesburg, but are seriously looking at getting out of here. We absolutely love it here and have and had no problem with the crime / people / getting a job, but we are now expecting our first child and have to think of him.
We live in a beautiful estate with no burglar bars and travel all the time, going out to restaurants even as close in town as braamfontein and have never had a problem. I love this country and the lifestyle we have here but things are slowly but surely going south. Not many will admit it, seeing as everyone we know who is in a skilled trade like doctors, lawyers, engineers and Chatered accountant who still have stable jobs and living the high life. The afrikaans schools are still full, and the top ten schools in the country are in Pretoria. But for the first time last year we got a bit of a shock, as retrenchments started happening very close to home, BEE has really settled in and even my brother who is a CA, struggled to find a job as a whitey (as they call us now).
The previously disadvantaged in this country now have enough money to send their children to the top private schools, they get the same results and are studying for the same professions that in previous years only white people could do, but now they dont even need BEE, as they are so skilled, they will get the job because they CAN actually do it!

This country is only trying to keep it together for Soccor world cup 2010, but after that things are going down hill, as they dont have a plan for afterwards. We already pay 60% more for electricity, we dont even dare to drink the water, rates and taxes are so screwed that most of the houses doesn't even have plans at the council, and the rest of the roads are so full of potholes that you need a 4×4 to drive to work.

We love it here and would love to still send our children to the top afrikaans schools that are here, but we have to face reality and think of our future. So you might just meet us one day in Texas, when we drop off our children at the afrikaans school that we will be running there…. haha (just a thought).

]]> By: john https://www.sa-austin.com/blog/2009/08/impressions-from-our-trip-to-south-africa-85.html#comments/155 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:41:36 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/blog/?p=85#comment-155 sad country

]]> By: alan north https://www.sa-austin.com/blog/2009/08/impressions-from-our-trip-to-south-africa-85.html#comments/91 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:55:46 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/blog/?p=85#comment-91 The young whites finding it tough to find employment leads me to think this is part of the white middle class distruction. Together with crime and daily political tension the white person's moral and spirit is being harmed. They sense the cold shoulder, and deep within they know the ANC will not make nice for them. May GOD bless our people to over come and be victorious. alan

]]> By: barbara https://www.sa-austin.com/blog/2009/08/impressions-from-our-trip-to-south-africa-85.html#comments/90 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:09:58 +0000 http://www.sa-austin.com/blog/?p=85#comment-90 I was in South Africa 2 years ago (just don’t have the money to go every year) and was shocked at the dirt and the filth of ALL towns and cities, particularly in Johannesburg (Gauteng asseblief!!!!) My son has been without a job since December 2008 and I have to try and help him from this side… Things are getting worse and will continue to get worse.. No ifs and buts about it.. South Africa will go the way the rest of Africa has gone. Look at the countries that have had their "freedom" for 20+ years!! No, I cry for my beloved country – Ons vir jou Suid Afrika

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