'Greed keeps Africa poor'

[darkevil]

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane on Thursday said greed amongst political leaders keeps the continent poor. The former archbishop of Cape Town is head of a think tank that aims to help Africa develop more effectively.

He convened a meeting in Kempton Park on Thursday with political leaders and academics to draft a plan to reach out to the continent's poorest.

Ndungane said this is Africa's moment. The continent's economy grew at close to five percent a year between 2001-2008 and weathered the global economic crisis better than most.

But, the archbishop said, the poor still live in a quagmire of poverty and still they do not want charity.

"We do not want handouts. We have brains, give us the capacity," he said.

So why do policies and good intentions not turn into reality?

"We have political elites who are interested in themselves. I think there are those who look at countries as their fiefdoms," said Ndungane.

The archbishop said more than 70 percent of people in Africa live in rural areas.

Greed keeps Africa poor..but its the poor that keep on voting the greedy politicians into power time and time again.
Educate and then eradicate the rot that exists.
http://news.iafrica.com/sa/720466.html

 

[killadoob]

I think having a brain and being able to use it may be different things. I am not sure the people running africa use their brains very well.

Seems hard coded to steal and grab as much as they can and sharing it with others? You must be joking.

We want today!!!!!!!!!!! We don't care about tomorrow!!!!!

 

[Alan]

But, the archbishop said, the poor still live in a quagmire of poverty and still they do not want charity.

"We do not want handouts. We have brains, give us the capacity," he said.

wait what. But they have a right to hand outs.

 

[grok]

They must actually like being poor as they keep voting for these greedy political elites. No use crying if you have the ability for change but don't use it.

 

[Jola]

They must actually like being poor as they keep voting for these greedy political elites. No use crying if you have the ability for change but don't use it.

Funny you should say that ...

 

[killadoob]

They must actually like being poor as they keep voting for these greedy political elites. No use crying if you have the ability for change but don't use it.

They do use it bud, look at zimbabwe. They rigged it, ivory coast is now at war. How can you vote for people when they will rig it or cause civil war?

Tough situation faced by all african people.

 

[SmartKit]

Agreed

*chortle chortle*

 

[dj_jyno]

They do use it bud, look at zimbabwe. They rigged it, ivory coast is now at war. How can you vote for people when they will rig it or cause civil war?

Tough situation faced by all african people.

Exactly. The majority of Zimbabweans, using your example, want nothing more than to see change in the country, but their voices are being silenced (quite effectively, I might add) by Bob and his henchmen.

Many rulers in Africa seem to be like weeds - once their roots grow deep enough, it's close to impossible to completely get rid of them without taking drastic action.

 

[joy_Energiser]

There is actually another reason why Africa remains poor.

 

[killadoob]

There is actually another reason why Africa remains poor.

Yes because the leaders don't want to educate their people or else they would not be the leaders. Is that other reason?

 

[blunomore]

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane on Thursday said greed amongst political leaders keeps the continent poor. The former archbishop of Cape Town is head of a think tank that aims to help Africa develop more effectively.

He convened a meeting in Kempton Park on Thursday with political leaders and academics to draft a plan to reach out to the continent's poorest.

Ndungane said this is Africa's moment. The continent's economy grew at close to five percent a year between 2001-2008 and weathered the global economic crisis better than most.

But, the archbishop said, the poor still live in a quagmire of poverty and still they do not want charity.

"We do not want handouts. We have brains, give us the capacity," he said.

So why do policies and good intentions not turn into reality?

"We have political elites who are interested in themselves. I think there are those who look at countries as their fiefdoms," said Ndungane.

The archbishop said more than 70 percent of people in Africa live in rural areas.

Greed keeps Africa poor..but its the poor that keep on voting the greedy politicians into power time and time again.
Educate and then eradicate the rot that exists.
http://news.iafrica.com/sa/720466.html

The Archbishop seems a bit slow and behind the times. This message has been preached over and over and over, to no avail. Or maybe he thinks it needs to be said a few thousand times more, and eventually people will start listening.

It also comes through crystal clear in the book 'Architects of Poverty' by Moeletsi Mbeki.

 

[techead]

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane on Thursday said stupidity amongst political leaders keeps the continent poor.

fixed

 

[Happy Camper]

There is actually another reason why Africa remains poor.

Because the prior colonialists raped and pillaged the land of near to all resources before they buggered off?

 

[killadoob]

Because the prior colonialists raped and pillaged the land of near to all resources before they buggered off?

It cannot be that excuse again? dude how long does it take to get over that?

 

[Happy Camper]

It cannot be that excuse again? dude how long does it take to get over that?

Never bro! Takes a looong time to replenish the natural resources, including the psyche of african cultures. It's ingrained, runs deep.

Not taking responsibility for some of it may be a bitter pill for you to swallow.

 

[killadoob]

Never bro! Takes a looong time to replenish the natural resources, including the psyche of african cultures. It's ingrained, runs deep.

Not taking responsibility for some of it may be a bitter pill for you to swallow.

I believe we should live in the present and not the past, the past only holds you back.

I think perhaps taking responsibility is where the problem lies. No african leaders do it they just keep blaming the past because they are greedy and want power.

I am sure in certain places they would take apartheid over what is happening to them daily . Extreme poverty, rape, murder. There is nothing for them but hell on earth, of course that is the white man's fault. The white man is killing and raping them? The white man is stealing all the money and destroying countries. No bud it's the african leaders doing that. Keep the population uneducated so you can keep drumming into their minds that the past is to blame for their current situation.

 

[techead]

Never bro! Takes a looong time to replenish the natural resources, including the psyche of african cultures. It's ingrained, runs deep.

Not taking responsibility for some of it may be a bitter pill for you to swallow.

im sorry, what exactly are you trying to say?

you not communicating very well at all

 

[Happy Camper]

im sorry, what exactly are you trying to say?

you not communicating very well at all

Yeah and your grammar sucks!

Almost every country in Africa is in dire straits. Why? Is it because all black africans are greedy and corrupt? I don't know the answer to this question. Perhaps they are! But why are they this way? Are there deeper underlying psychological currents at work? I think so. Most countries in Africa have gone through a colonisation process of some sort, I think this process leaves deep psychological scars on the surface of african culture. It is an ingrained meme. I think it will take a long time for african culture to heal from this.

 

[killadoob]

Yeah and your grammar sucks!

Almost every country in Africa is in dire straits. Why? Is it because all black africans are greedy and corrupt? I don't know the answer to this question.

So you blame the past instead of blaming the leaders?

You know what mandela is a prime example of how the past can be left there. The rest of africa is just another bunch of useless kants(the leaders) who are greedy. It is not only black africans who have problems in issues. Tunisia, libya etc are not run by black folk. Africa is a mess because the leaders are rubbish.

If every african country had a man as great as mandela i reckon africa would look very different. He could have come out and wrecked this country within the first 2 years and then blamed the past.

Now you have guys like malema who will drum on about the past. As i said if you live in the past you get stuck there.

 

[Happy Camper]

We have to look at history in order to rectify the future, we don't want to make the same mistakes again.

I am not living in the past, I am merely giving my opinion of why i think it is the way it is. Basically what you're saying right now is that africa's history has no correlation as to how it became as corrupt as it is now. All of a sudden out of nowhere every black leader is corrupt in the here and now and it has nothing to do with the past? That's not a very homogenous outlook.