SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Rwanda leaving SA behind
In the past 25 years Rwanda has achieved more than any other African country. Today Rwanda is a beacon of stability in a very rough neighbourhood
This week the tiny central African nation of Rwanda is holding memorial events to mark 25 years since the slaughter of almost a million of its people. By their compatriots! This month SA marks a quarter century since the end of apartheid and the birth of democracy. Both countries emerged from brutal, tragic pasts. The similarities end about there. The fortunes of SA and Rwanda have since diverged. Leadership is the defining feature. The people of SA must accept responsibility for the post-1994 chaos. We chose Jacob Zuma, Bathabile Dlamini, Nomvula Mokonyane and Julius Malema as our leaders. Rwandans, on the other hand, did not have much of a choice in who their leader would be after the genocide. But, if the past 25 years are anything to go by, Rwandans have won by having Paul Kagame as their leader. From the ashes of the genocide, a tiny nation has made great strides in human development. Kagame has turned out to be a dictator, but a benevolent one. In the past 25 years Rwanda has ...
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