A DOCTOR jailed for medical malpractice in the United Kingdom for putting patients at risk of contracting Hepatitis B is now working at an Eastern Cape hospital.
Re lathlile straight mo SA its not funny Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
MommaC
"the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa."
How can getting a friend to help you fraudulently get a health certificate be not an offence in SA? Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Ma-curves
He said that after further consultations, no action would be taken against Mutunda because the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa.
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Ya ne South Africa......that's all i can say..... Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Mr.Chairman
"Congo-born Dr Daniel Mutunda....."
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One of the reasons why I don't consult doctors with funny surnames Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Pointman
"the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa."
He lied - what is not offensive about that. It is just as good as saying - we will take action once he has actually killed somebody.
@KGS000 - "Re lathlile straight mo SA its not funny" - No funny for sure. But word seems to have got around - SA is the promised land for the incompetent and the dodgy. Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
RobinH
MommaC: Exactly, and practicing medicine when scratched from the roll is NOT contrary to every code of ethics governing medical practice..... and misrepresenting one's legal status when applying for a job isn't illegal. PULL THE OTHER ONE, YOU CLOWNS!!!!! Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
McCountryMan
South Africa, we love you, our beautiful land, let's show the whole world we can bring peace in our land'.
But word seems to have got around - SA is the promised land for the incompetent and the dodgy.
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For real all these chance takers flock here because our systems are flawed and run by ppl who are corrupt and don't give a toss nxa.... Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
THEmadame2B-BBEE
I never thought i’ll ever say this mara Blaady foreigners............ Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
JFK
well another foreigner : destroying our beloved country:these people if they do not make fraudelant medical qualifications and be allowed to practice: they recuit our kids to sell drugs: this is the only
thing that kills me about the ANC led government: I love the ANC but sometimes they make things
that makes you wonder:look at this one treating the patient while innfected with deadly virus is not
a crime in south africa why they do not look at policies of the developed world and make policy
intervention for our own protection :it looks like this people from Africa are well looked after than us
let me say this : I am the member of the ANC but if the D A could sort out this ANC mess in respect
of these illegal , corrupt and criminal immigrants ,I can risk my vote and vote for DA:
Give the Reserve Bank the wrong info on a financial transaction and you go to jail. Play around with the health of people and its 'not an offence'. Go figure Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
RobinH
MommaC: Despite my frequent expressions of disgust, nothing actually surprises me anymore. The one utterly reliable factor w.r.t. our current government is that it WILL cock up at least one really serious thing every day. Report Abuse
Now that the idiot's @ss was kicked out in the UK he runs to the lefaseng la maswi le dinotshi were nothing is illegal..rape .crime.fraud,hijacking,doctors that has never been to a medical university practise withought fear....i can go on for ever Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
rahima
"no action would be taken against Mutunda because the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa."
So he is cured now. He is still Hepatitis B, but that's OK because he works with Black patients? Hau!. This Sizwe Kupelo is clever. Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
MommaC
RobinH
I would be so very happy if it was only ONE serious cockup a day. It is like living in an episode of Fawlty Towers Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
RobinH
MommaC: I agree. I said "at least"....... It's tragicomedy at it's best!!! Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
iPhone4
All the rejects seem to be welcomed in SA and they wonder why our medical facilities are in shambles
How can this be allowed mara hey? Nnete SA is drowning down the drainage, I'm five to relocate, cant stand this!!! Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Blackstone.lebs
....but said they also had not been aware of his criminal conviction ...
+++++++++++++
What happened to the vetting process? Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Mondi
SA is a country of LOWERING STANDARDS. The evidence is everywhere!!!
Just gonna get worse. Fasten your seatbelts, its going to be rough ne. Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
MSG_S
Even a bus driver has to submit a CV when applying for an employment. But here in this case, the well educated HPCSA personnel overlooked that paragragh on a CV that illustrates the history of employment which brings up the background of the applicant.
Or had bribery passed hands in exchange for our lives?. ( possible in South Africa). Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Miss-eighty
I don't wanna sound Xeno but would advise anyone using public hospitals or clinics to boycott being treated by African foreign nationals now. Ppl's lives are being put into danger by our Government. Ppl must speak out and demand being treated by our local South African doctors. If Europeans esp Brits and Irish do this in their countries then we must follow suite. I have seen older patience in hosp abroad screaming and demanding their own doctors not Africans. Report Abuse
E.Cape are desperate...very desperate! This guy must go practise in Congo Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
9janavy
While you guys are busy cursing foreigners ,have you for one moment thought this is the fault your incompetent BEE appointees??? The problem with you guys is that you like pointing fingers without sorting yourselves out.If your people were not too lazy to do their jobs ,this country will not be in the mess it is.
Go to any public office e.g home affairs,you will see how EXTREMELY LAZY and CORRUPT those South Africans who work there are.They will seat there gossiping ,eating and filing their nails while you stand watching helplessly until their royal highnesses decide to attend to you.They will tell you : "Hai wena ,you think you are clever? You gonna stand there the whole day if don't make a plan".Even when i went to certify my vehicle document at a the metro police office ,i had to buy them cold drink because i apparently disturbed them while they were having lunch.Incompetent service is the norm these days in SA that is why SOME foreigners are taking advantage of the situation. Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
oldlady12
9janavy, fully agree. All the laws and rules are in place, but do anyone implement them? Nooooo, that would mean actually working. Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
MophemeKoPitori
Shortage of doctors in SA,so they say! Why don't they(govt) give us bursaries to study medicine instead of looking desperate?!
Eish mara! And that guy(doc) has the biggest D****k and he's gonna take away our women!!!
DRC men have the biggest D***k in the world!!! Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
LaliboyEC
this is no suprise from my province ask yourself why many graduates are working in other provinces.the administration in EC STUCK WITH INCOMPETENT PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW THEIR OWN JOB DESCRIPTION ALL THEY KNOW IS TO LOOT OUR PROVINCE TO BANKCRUPTCY Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Miss-eighty
9ijanavy, isn't Nigeria in a mess too? 9ija civil servants are lazy, corrupt and always fishing for bribes too.So please tell me my brother which country is better , SA or Badluck Jonathan's land? Just relax and enjoy our uninterrupted electricity and infrastructure. If u were in 9ija by now u'l be sitting behind ur big noisy generator watching Nollywood. You are also save from Boko Haram abe, Ba wo Ni ? Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
LaliboyEC
@ Mr.Chairman
"Congo-born Dr Daniel Mutunda....."
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One of the reasons why I don't consult doctors with funny surnames
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in JHB CBD they are operating everywhere selling doctors notes but our government is doing fokol but telling us to accept these cronies Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
MSG_S
MophemeKoPitori
Shortage of doctors in SA,so they say! Why don't they(govt) give us bursaries to study medicine instead of looking desperate?!
Eish mara! And that guy(doc) has the biggest D****k and he's gonna take away our women!!!
DRC men have the biggest D***k in the world!!!
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Your comment shows how little you know of Nigeria. You need visit Nigeria and see what it is like instead of listening to gossip.Nigeria has it's inherent problem e.g Government corruption and lack of adequate infrastructure but that is about it.Our people are competent at whatever they do.They are go getters who don't wait for Government hand outs before they feed themselves.
Ask any person in South Africa who has employed a Nigerian , Zimbabwean or Ghanaian how competent they are. Nigeria has a population of 160 million and close to 40% of that are unemployed. Nigerian civil servant don't have the luxury of toyi toying because if they mess up they will be fired and replaced in an instant.
The Nigerian civil servants are more efficient than their SA counterparts because they are actually QUALIFIED for their jobs as there is no BEE in Nigeria.Bribery in the civil service is limited to a few people,it is not rampart like SA's. There are no unions like Cosatu in Nigeria so they don't threaten their employers with violence.They hardly strike and when they do ,they do not DAMAGE public property.Nigerians maybe many things but incompetent is certainly and obviously not one of them.FYI SA corruption level has surpassed Nigeria's since Zuma came to power.The electricity problem in Nigeria has also improved and the major cities are now getting 20 hours minimum of electricity.
You mentioned Boko haram and you just made me laugh. Boko Haram has killed over 1449 people since 2004 when they started their attacks.Their attacks has also been limited to 4 cities in the northern part of Nigeria.South African recorded 15000 plus murders in 2011 alone,now which country do you think is safer?? Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
Miss-eighty
9ijanavvy, you sound very optimistic dude, true things are improving in Nigeria bit al a very slow pace. I will give thumbs up for your new Abuja city.You are not far from the truth. About corruption in 9ija it is rampant at it's high level, but also sipping through the lower level.in Nigeria's case, so many things have gone wrong that it would take Jesus himself to come down and redeem u guys, same thing applies to us Sans.
So, the fact that things have not been improved for a long time, meant that people who were educated didn't get jobs, but most had to leave for another destination, that's why millions of Nigerians are scattered around the world, we only leave our country in small numbers and majority of ppl that leave are whites.I agree that an average Nigerian won't wait for ur Gov to enjoy amenities.for instance, while Nigerian Govt won't see to giving uninterrupted power,every Nigerian house supplies themselves with that, at the expense of noise pollution.In recent years you guys have experience a scourge of reported hi-jackings and murders in ur country too, you hold each other for large sums of ransoms.
While ur government won't provide good security (because of joblessness, u do have thieves that go about at night - that has reduced too)people have high fences in Nigeria, and some get licenses to own a gun.because government won't provide good potable water all round, Nigerians resort to self help by providing well, bore-holes etc for themselves, in SA it's a diff story. Won't go into details.
As for labour union argument,Nigeria has powerful NLC ,that sometimes hold the government to ransom at times.it is true, it is easier to fire while the law is there to protect employees, an average Nigerian won't do that, as the legal costs won't be affordable to him (and legal aid is not available). hire someone else in Nigeria so everyone does their jobs in the most professional way. We can never compare these 2 countries N9ijanavy.
Most of what you said in your second comment is correct.My gripe with SA is that it is failing intentionally. SA has everything that other African countries will die to have so why are saffers intentionally destroying their own country???
SA should be miles ahead of Nigeria and Ghana but now it is going down because of greed.As an African that makes me sad because i want to be able to boast of African countries progressing.I hope that Saffer choose better leaders in the next election because it will be a sad day for Africa if SA fails. Report Abuse
Oct 10, 2012
9janavy
@Miss-eighty
By the way have you seen the "Eko Atlantic city" being built in Lagos that will rival dubai and doha? There are also some new suburbs being built in eastern Nigerian by some South African property developers abut they are still keeping hush hush.
Here is a link to eko atlantic city : http://www.ekoatlantic.com/
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RobinH
Classic "wasn't me" response we have come to expect. Shocking incompetence and worse arrogance to insist on keeping the man on.Report Abuse
Breee11
A Doctor with Hapis, i tell you no one iS clever or smart when it comes to not contracting these VIRUSES.Report Abuse
Pontshopontsho
this Congo doctor's are cruel the other one in mams was defrauting gemsReport Abuse
MJOKA
y mara y is he not going back to his country leshangana lekwerekwere nxaReport Abuse
mnc3disi
How can this be allowed? We must now accept an incompetent REJECT from the UK????Report Abuse
Mdala
It can only be in South Africa the republic of bananasReport Abuse
asaowe
Only in SAReport Abuse
KGS000
Re lathlile straight mo SA its not funnyReport Abuse
MommaC
"the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa."How can getting a friend to help you fraudulently get a health certificate be not an offence in SA?
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Ma-curves
He said that after further consultations, no action would be taken against Mutunda because the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa.***********************************************************************************
Ya ne South Africa......that's all i can say.....
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Mr.Chairman
"Congo-born Dr Daniel Mutunda....."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One of the reasons why I don't consult doctors with funny surnames
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Pointman
"the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa."He lied - what is not offensive about that. It is just as good as saying - we will take action once he has actually killed somebody.
@KGS000 - "Re lathlile straight mo SA its not funny" - No funny for sure. But word seems to have got around - SA is the promised land for the incompetent and the dodgy.
Report Abuse
RobinH
MommaC: Exactly, and practicing medicine when scratched from the roll is NOT contrary to every code of ethics governing medical practice..... and misrepresenting one's legal status when applying for a job isn't illegal. PULL THE OTHER ONE, YOU CLOWNS!!!!!Report Abuse
McCountryMan
South Africa, we love you, our beautiful land, let's show the whole world we can bring peace in our land'.Report Abuse
KGS000
@PointmanBut word seems to have got around - SA is the promised land for the incompetent and the dodgy.
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For real all these chance takers flock here because our systems are flawed and run by ppl who are corrupt and don't give a toss nxa....
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THEmadame2B-BBEE
I never thought i’ll ever say this mara Blaady foreigners............Report Abuse
JFK
well another foreigner : destroying our beloved country:these people if they do not make fraudelant medical qualifications and be allowed to practice: they recuit our kids to sell drugs: this is the only
thing that kills me about the ANC led government: I love the ANC but sometimes they make things
that makes you wonder:look at this one treating the patient while innfected with deadly virus is not
a crime in south africa why they do not look at policies of the developed world and make policy
intervention for our own protection :it looks like this people from Africa are well looked after than us
let me say this : I am the member of the ANC but if the D A could sort out this ANC mess in respect
of these illegal , corrupt and criminal immigrants ,I can risk my vote and vote for DA:
Report Abuse
MommaC
RobinHGive the Reserve Bank the wrong info on a financial transaction and you go to jail. Play around with the health of people and its 'not an offence'. Go figure
Report Abuse
RobinH
MommaC: Despite my frequent expressions of disgust, nothing actually surprises me anymore. The one utterly reliable factor w.r.t. our current government is that it WILL cock up at least one really serious thing every day.Report Abuse
Msiphos00
ChalatanReport Abuse
Ratshufi
Now that the idiot's @ss was kicked out in the UK he runs to the lefaseng la maswi le dinotshi were nothing is illegal..rape .crime.fraud,hijacking,doctors that has never been to a medical university practise withought fear....i can go on for everReport Abuse
rahima
"no action would be taken against Mutunda because the offences for which he had been jailed in the UK were not offences in South Africa."So he is cured now. He is still Hepatitis B, but that's OK because he works with Black patients? Hau!. This Sizwe Kupelo is clever.
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MommaC
RobinHI would be so very happy if it was only ONE serious cockup a day. It is like living in an episode of Fawlty Towers
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RobinH
MommaC: I agree. I said "at least"....... It's tragicomedy at it's best!!!Report Abuse
iPhone4
All the rejects seem to be welcomed in SA and they wonder why our medical facilities are in shamblesReport Abuse
Kabelo10
How can this be allowed mara hey? Nnete SA is drowning down the drainage, I'm five to relocate, cant stand this!!!Report Abuse
Blackstone.lebs
....but said they also had not been aware of his criminal conviction ...+++++++++++++
What happened to the vetting process?
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Mondi
SA is a country of LOWERING STANDARDS. The evidence is everywhere!!!Just gonna get worse. Fasten your seatbelts, its going to be rough ne.
Report Abuse
MSG_S
Even a bus driver has to submit a CV when applying for an employment. But here in this case, the well educated HPCSA personnel overlooked that paragragh on a CV that illustrates the history of employment which brings up the background of the applicant.Or had bribery passed hands in exchange for our lives?. ( possible in South Africa).
Report Abuse
Miss-eighty
I don't wanna sound Xeno but would advise anyone using public hospitals or clinics to boycott being treated by African foreign nationals now. Ppl's lives are being put into danger by our Government. Ppl must speak out and demand being treated by our local South African doctors. If Europeans esp Brits and Irish do this in their countries then we must follow suite. I have seen older patience in hosp abroad screaming and demanding their own doctors not Africans.Report Abuse
Miss-eighty
Meant to say older patients.Report Abuse
WarrenG
E.Cape are desperate...very desperate! This guy must go practise in CongoReport Abuse
9janavy
While you guys are busy cursing foreigners ,have you for one moment thought this is the fault your incompetent BEE appointees??? The problem with you guys is that you like pointing fingers without sorting yourselves out.If your people were not too lazy to do their jobs ,this country will not be in the mess it is.Go to any public office e.g home affairs,you will see how EXTREMELY LAZY and CORRUPT those South Africans who work there are.They will seat there gossiping ,eating and filing their nails while you stand watching helplessly until their royal highnesses decide to attend to you.They will tell you : "Hai wena ,you think you are clever? You gonna stand there the whole day if don't make a plan".Even when i went to certify my vehicle document at a the metro police office ,i had to buy them cold drink because i apparently disturbed them while they were having lunch.Incompetent service is the norm these days in SA that is why SOME foreigners are taking advantage of the situation.
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oldlady12
9janavy, fully agree. All the laws and rules are in place, but do anyone implement them? Nooooo, that would mean actually working.Report Abuse
MophemeKoPitori
Shortage of doctors in SA,so they say! Why don't they(govt) give us bursaries to study medicine instead of looking desperate?!Eish mara! And that guy(doc) has the biggest D****k and he's gonna take away our women!!!
DRC men have the biggest D***k in the world!!!
Report Abuse
LaliboyEC
this is no suprise from my province ask yourself why many graduates are working in other provinces.the administration in EC STUCK WITH INCOMPETENT PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW THEIR OWN JOB DESCRIPTION ALL THEY KNOW IS TO LOOT OUR PROVINCE TO BANKCRUPTCYReport Abuse
Miss-eighty
9ijanavy, isn't Nigeria in a mess too? 9ija civil servants are lazy, corrupt and always fishing for bribes too.So please tell me my brother which country is better , SA or Badluck Jonathan's land? Just relax and enjoy our uninterrupted electricity and infrastructure. If u were in 9ija by now u'l be sitting behind ur big noisy generator watching Nollywood. You are also save from Boko Haram abe, Ba wo Ni ?Report Abuse
LaliboyEC
@ Mr.Chairman
"Congo-born Dr Daniel Mutunda....."
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One of the reasons why I don't consult doctors with funny surnames
Report Abuse
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in JHB CBD they are operating everywhere selling doctors notes but our government is doing fokol but telling us to accept these cronies
Report Abuse
MSG_S
MophemeKoPitoriShortage of doctors in SA,so they say! Why don't they(govt) give us bursaries to study medicine instead of looking desperate?!
Eish mara! And that guy(doc) has the biggest D****k and he's gonna take away our women!!!
DRC men have the biggest D***k in the world!!!
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You lost it this time arround broer.
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9janavy
@Miss-eightyYour comment shows how little you know of Nigeria. You need visit Nigeria and see what it is like instead of listening to gossip.Nigeria has it's inherent problem e.g Government corruption and lack of adequate infrastructure but that is about it.Our people are competent at whatever they do.They are go getters who don't wait for Government hand outs before they feed themselves.
Ask any person in South Africa who has employed a Nigerian , Zimbabwean or Ghanaian how competent they are. Nigeria has a population of 160 million and close to 40% of that are unemployed. Nigerian civil servant don't have the luxury of toyi toying because if they mess up they will be fired and replaced in an instant.
The Nigerian civil servants are more efficient than their SA counterparts because they are actually QUALIFIED for their jobs as there is no BEE in Nigeria.Bribery in the civil service is limited to a few people,it is not rampart like SA's. There are no unions like Cosatu in Nigeria so they don't threaten their employers with violence.They hardly strike and when they do ,they do not DAMAGE public property.Nigerians maybe many things but incompetent is certainly and obviously not one of them.FYI SA corruption level has surpassed Nigeria's since Zuma came to power.The electricity problem in Nigeria has also improved and the major cities are now getting 20 hours minimum of electricity.
You mentioned Boko haram and you just made me laugh. Boko Haram has killed over 1449 people since 2004 when they started their attacks.Their attacks has also been limited to 4 cities in the northern part of Nigeria.South African recorded 15000 plus murders in 2011 alone,now which country do you think is safer??
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Miss-eighty
9ijanavvy, you sound very optimistic dude, true things are improving in Nigeria bit al a very slow pace. I will give thumbs up for your new Abuja city.You are not far from the truth. About corruption in 9ija it is rampant at it's high level, but also sipping through the lower level.in Nigeria's case, so many things have gone wrong that it would take Jesus himself to come down and redeem u guys, same thing applies to us Sans.So, the fact that things have not been improved for a long time, meant that people who were educated didn't get jobs, but most had to leave for another destination, that's why millions of Nigerians are scattered around the world, we only leave our country in small numbers and majority of ppl that leave are whites.I agree that an average Nigerian won't wait for ur Gov to enjoy amenities.for instance, while Nigerian Govt won't see to giving uninterrupted power,every Nigerian house supplies themselves with that, at the expense of noise pollution.In recent years you guys have experience a scourge of reported hi-jackings and murders in ur country too, you hold each other for large sums of ransoms.
While ur government won't provide good security (because of joblessness, u do have thieves that go about at night - that has reduced too)people have high fences in Nigeria, and some get licenses to own a gun.because government won't provide good potable water all round, Nigerians resort to self help by providing well, bore-holes etc for themselves, in SA it's a diff story. Won't go into details.
As for labour union argument,Nigeria has powerful NLC ,that sometimes hold the government to ransom at times.it is true, it is easier to fire while the law is there to protect employees, an average Nigerian won't do that, as the legal costs won't be affordable to him (and legal aid is not available). hire someone else in Nigeria so everyone does their jobs in the most professional way. We can never compare these 2 countries N9ijanavy.
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9janavy
@Miss-eightyMost of what you said in your second comment is correct.My gripe with SA is that it is failing intentionally. SA has everything that other African countries will die to have so why are saffers intentionally destroying their own country???
SA should be miles ahead of Nigeria and Ghana but now it is going down because of greed.As an African that makes me sad because i want to be able to boast of African countries progressing.I hope that Saffer choose better leaders in the next election because it will be a sad day for Africa if SA fails.
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9janavy
@Miss-eightyBy the way have you seen the "Eko Atlantic city" being built in Lagos that will rival dubai and doha? There are also some new suburbs being built in eastern Nigerian by some South African property developers abut they are still keeping hush hush.
Here is a link to eko atlantic city : http://www.ekoatlantic.com/
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