[This makes me see RED! President Mbeki has just spent some time with President Bush and he has been asking for a mega-increase in Aid to Africa. Mandela was the first one to ask for this several weeks ago. Now Mbeki is following Mandela’s lead. They also want all the debt for Southern African countries written off.

This is such a scam! Those of us who live in Africa, especially those, who like myself lived further north, know just what a scam this is. All this money, all this aid, is wasted to a degree that would shock you all if only you knew. For example, even food aid is wasted. Corrupt local officials might take food, which was donated for free by the UN, or by the USA, and would then steal it and then run around selling it for personal profit to other people. This donated food normally has some sort of label on it which reads: “Donated by the USA” or something of that ilk. Food – and medicines – have been known to be stolen on a large scale and then sold off. It never even reaches those who need it.

Most of Africa’s problems cannot be solved through AID anyway. The core of Africa’s problems have to do with skills – or rather a lack of it. That is why Colonialism was such a huge success. All Africa needed were a few million skilled Whites, who took charge, and then suddenly everything started working – and the minute they left it fell apart again.

If the world wants to help Africa – then rather send in doctors or teachers. That will be much better than just giving them CASH! Don’t give them money on a large scale – it is wasted in ways that will stun you. Use the money in your own society – then at least it will truly help someone.

Don’t forget Bob Geldoff and the many people over the years who have raised enormous sums of money for Africa. I dare anyone to show me any one of those instances which resulted in any kind of long-term benefit to Africa at all. Pop stars and movie stars have popularised the concept of Aid to Africa. But more often than not, it ends up changing little – if anything.

Those of us who live here and who watch the situation daily, have been saying for decades that money alone cannot solve their problems. They also don’t really know how to use the money wisely.

If Africa is currently receiving $25 billion in AID – then it staggers the mind. I wonder if Africa is not living more out of a begging bowl, which is filled by a kindly world, than it earns through its own efforts?
Africa is already getting far too much aid and not appreciating any of it. Africans need to learn to earn their own money instead of stealing and wasting money which comes from other people.

I have said it before, and I’ll say it again: You kind, generous people from overseas can band together and give the Black Africans a trillion dollars or more if you wish, and they will still not advance to your level or anywhere near it. It is a waste of time.

I see that Tony Blair, socialist that he is, of course is all in favour of giving Africa tons of free money with no strings attached. But, as I say, the man is a Socialist so I would not worry about his viewpoint on this – because socialism is a proven failure anyway.

The USA and other countries now have a policy of only giving money when there are strings and various conditions attached. This is a definitely better method.

You have now seen Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki personally using their positions, power and fame to get as much money out of you as possible. Now, let me tell you something: You foreigners are going to have to learn to start IGNORING Black Africans! This sounds hideous does it not? I don’t care if you people don’t believe me. I’m telling you this bluntly, and you can hate me for it as much as you want, but I know Blacks better than you, and one day, a long time from now, I hope you turn around and admit that I was right. You will see how Blacks run around with their begging bowls pleading for money, for aid, for help… year in and year out… decade after decade… and yet, closer examination of their problems will reveal that they are to blame for their own problems. In time, you people will learn what we Whites in Africa learned to do a long time ago – and that is to ignore the pleas of Blacks and to use one’s own common-sense instead – much like when you are dealing with a naughty child. If you do not do this, you will see how they will take advantage of you. They are currently scamming you for $25 billion a year… If you keep giving in to their demands, they will want $50 billion, then $100 billion and so forth. And even if you give them more money, you will be amazed at how little, if anything positive, comes from it.

You will wonder, for example, why is it, that a peasant in ice-cold Russia; or a farmer in Arctic Canada or a farmer in the deserts of Australia; can get a higher return on investment than a Black African, in warm tropical Africa where there is no winter and it rains much of the year round. You will wonder why it is that people who live in a perfect farming climate are starving to death year after year, while others, who live in snow-fields or in deserts can provide better for themselves. This is the kind of problem you will face. There is nothing wrong with Africa or the climate or soils of Africa. Africa is heaven-on-earth – as long as you use common sense and logic. The problem is not Africa. The problem is the Black African people. That is the problem that you cannot solve with all the money in the world. You can give until it hurts, and you will still be amazed at how little you managed to help them.

Those of us who lived here, who implemented Colonialism and Apartheid knew what we were doing and that is why Africa’s greatest prosperity occurred during our short, but Golden, reign. If we had been left alone for another hundred years, Africa could have been a super-power. But others envied our success, and did their best to steal and destroy what we created.

I think your business leaders and your Governments are already slowly waking up to the fact that you’re being taken for a ride by these greedy Black Africans. I noted an African American visitor from the USA, remarking on national TV yesterday, that “The US Govt is saying, yes we will help you, but very little is actually happening in practise.” I think he was overstating this a lot because $25 billion is not nothing. But nevertheless, it appears that Governments outside Africa are becoming a bit more leery of all this AID to Africa because they are giving lots of money and not seeing much happening. In fact, Africa is steadily going backwards.

Ironically, in recent decades Africa has been going backwards faster than ever before. Now to those of us who live here – none of this comes as a surprise. We just look at it and remark: “We told you so!”

Our enemies like to portray us Whites as a bunch of hard-headed, evil people who just love treading on Blacks. WRONG! You will see, (to your utter shock and amazement), that as the decades go by, we actually saw through these Black African “Liberators” – and we figured their game out – decades ago – and that’s why we chucked them in prison! We knew they were liars and criminals and that they didn’t even care about their own people. Let me repeat that: Black leaders don’t even care a hoot about their own people. We said, long ago, that these people are not fit to govern. We are being proven right, and will be proven even more right in the future. You can mock what I say all you want. But I’m saying it openly, beforehand. Then you can judge the truth of my words for yourself. Jan]

Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki pushed on Wednesday for more United States economic aid to Africa and logistical support for African peacekeepers in Darfur in a meeting with US President George Bush.

Bush appeared unwilling to budge on economic aid ahead of a G8 summit where the fate of a multibillion-dollar rescue plan for Africa will be decided, but the two leaders agreed African nations should take the lead on Darfur, the Sudanese province where hundreds of thousands have died in fighting between local rebels and pro-government forces.

“Our view has been that it’s critically important that the African continent should deal with these conflict situations on the continent — and that includes Darfur. And therefore, indeed, you would notice that we haven’t asked for anybody outside of the African continent to deploy troops in Darfur. It’s an African responsibility and we can do it,” Mbeki said.

“So what we’ve asked for is the necessary logistical and other support to be able to ensure that we discharge our responsibilities.”

The United States has offered aircraft to transport African Union peacekeepers to Darfur, and has approached Nato for help as well.

But Washington has been lukewarm to British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Commission for Africa, which calls for a doubling of aid with an extra $25-billion annually until 2010 and then, following a review, an extra $50-billion per year.

Blair’s initiative also proposes 100% debt relief for poor sub-Saharan countries and cautions donors against attaching too many strings to their money.

The Commission for Africa will be among the main points of discussion at the summit of the Group of Eight countries in Gleneagles, Scotland, on July 6-8.

While Washington has not clearly stated its position on the Commission for Africa, it has said that it cannot commit itself financially to any long-term proposal.

“It doesn’t fit our budgetary process,” Bush said flatly.

“On the other hand, I’ve made it clear to the [British] prime minister I look forward to working with Great Britain and other countries to advance the African agenda that has been on the G8’s agenda since I’ve been the president.

“By the way, the thing I appreciate about [Mbeki] is he understands it’s a two-way street we’re talking about. Countries such as ours are not going to want to give aid to countries that are corrupt or don’t hold true to democratic principles such as rule of law and transparency and human rights and human decency.

“That’s where the president has played such a vital role, because South Africa has been a stalwart when it comes to democratic institution. We’ve got more work to do; I look forward to sitting down at the table not only with leaders from the G8 countries but the continent of Africa and other leaders coming. It’s going to be quite a meeting.”

Washington has been irritated by South Africa’s so-called “quiet diplomacy” towards neighbouring Zimbabwe — which Washington has branded “an outpost of tyranny”.

Long-serving Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is accused of stifling democracy and leading the nation to economic ruin.

“We’re concerned about a leadership that does not adhere to democratic principles and obviously concerned about a country that was able to, for example, feed herself now has to import food, as an example of the consequence of not adhering to democratic principles,” Bush said, insisting that Zimbabwe remained a problem. – Sapa-AFP

Source: Daily Mail & Guardian
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