You Know Your Country Is In Trouble if...

... a country with a long history of violent strikes, with one of the highest public protest rates in the world, where police routinely use live ammunition to break the riots, issues a travel warning to avoid your country!

South Africa’s Foreign Ministry, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, yesterday issued the following statement:

“Given the prevailing conditions in that country, we advise South Africans who can delay or postpone their trips to consider doing so.”

Going one step further, a South African satirical website wrote:


The article further reported that the African Union would do

“everything in their power to help bring civilisation to England”

And had

“launched an ‘Adopt an English child’ programme: If you donate a mere R50 a month, you can make sure that Johnny from Peckham receives a basic education, a pack of condoms and a pair of pimpin’ Nikes.”

But all Schadenfreude aside, the image and reputation of the City of London were severely damaged by the recent riots. A local columnist poignantly concluded that:

“We are surprised by the riots but we should not be;
it’s just that our image of the city is outdated.”