Post by cjm on Jun 13, 2015 8:16:36 GMT
Letter to News24:
Farewell Rainbow Nation
By: LeCoq de la Marche (Sacha Coquelin)
2015-06-01 14:13
On my most recent visit to your country, I have seen just how different
South Africa has become to the one I knew a decade ago.
Voeux, mes amis. Greetings from Gordes, France. Yes, it’s me Sacha Coquelin,
who also goes by the nom de plume of “Coq de la Marche.” I have decided to
give you my impression of my visit to your country, and to tell you of my
future plans.
Recently, I was on a mission to inspect the management and condition of four
wine farms, in your Western Cape, where I have invested a sizeable amount of
money.
I also travelled between Cape Town, Johanesburg, and Durban while I was
there.
To say votre pays est dans un désordre (your country is in a mess), would be
a gross understatement of the fact.
Aside from the crime and corruption, the constant riots and strikes – with
no outlook of it coming to an end – is enough to drive investors and
tourists away from your country.
Your labour laws and unions make it virtually impossible to fire employees
who underperform, are lazy, drunk on the job, untrustworthy, and in many
cases, thieves.
The infrastructure in South Africa is badly maintained and has fallen apart
due to people who have been appointed to positions that they are not
qualified for.
Your Black Economic Empowerment system has failed dismally to create
sustainable jobs and growth.
Your government is rotten from top to bottom. Your president is a **** and
a joke. How he got to where he is, remains a mystery to me. His cabinet
consists of corrupt, power-hungry people, who only seem wake up at lunchtime
while parliament is in session.
So, mes amis, what have I decided?
I have decided to conclude my business in Afrique du Sud by the end of this
year, and to invest my money somewhere else.
I am truly sorry for all the people who are going to lose their jobs and
livelyhood because of this decision. But I cannot afford to sit and wait
while Rome in burning.
In my heart I am with you.
Sacha Coquelin
Farewell Rainbow Nation
By: LeCoq de la Marche (Sacha Coquelin)
2015-06-01 14:13
On my most recent visit to your country, I have seen just how different
South Africa has become to the one I knew a decade ago.
Voeux, mes amis. Greetings from Gordes, France. Yes, it’s me Sacha Coquelin,
who also goes by the nom de plume of “Coq de la Marche.” I have decided to
give you my impression of my visit to your country, and to tell you of my
future plans.
Recently, I was on a mission to inspect the management and condition of four
wine farms, in your Western Cape, where I have invested a sizeable amount of
money.
I also travelled between Cape Town, Johanesburg, and Durban while I was
there.
To say votre pays est dans un désordre (your country is in a mess), would be
a gross understatement of the fact.
Aside from the crime and corruption, the constant riots and strikes – with
no outlook of it coming to an end – is enough to drive investors and
tourists away from your country.
Your labour laws and unions make it virtually impossible to fire employees
who underperform, are lazy, drunk on the job, untrustworthy, and in many
cases, thieves.
The infrastructure in South Africa is badly maintained and has fallen apart
due to people who have been appointed to positions that they are not
qualified for.
Your Black Economic Empowerment system has failed dismally to create
sustainable jobs and growth.
Your government is rotten from top to bottom. Your president is a **** and
a joke. How he got to where he is, remains a mystery to me. His cabinet
consists of corrupt, power-hungry people, who only seem wake up at lunchtime
while parliament is in session.
So, mes amis, what have I decided?
I have decided to conclude my business in Afrique du Sud by the end of this
year, and to invest my money somewhere else.
I am truly sorry for all the people who are going to lose their jobs and
livelyhood because of this decision. But I cannot afford to sit and wait
while Rome in burning.
In my heart I am with you.
Sacha Coquelin