What is the point of this discussion?

I was born in South Africa in 1945 and lived there till 1996. The Apartheid government was bad. The present ANC government is scarcely an improvement.

But at least it has some entertainment value – provided you’re not living there.

See:

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Zuma-takes-2-wives-to-US-20110918

Imagine if Gillard travelled to New York with such an entourage in tow!

How many women are raped on an average day in South Africa? It probably runs into hundreds.

I doubt anyone knows. Schoolyard gang rape goes by the slang term “jack rolling”. It is probably the most common crime in South Africa. As a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg I heard female students describe their experiences (plural) of being jack rolled.

See:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/258446.stm

The linked article dates back to 1999 but I assure readers nothing has changed.

See:

http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/opinion-columnists?oid=224341&sn=Detail&pid=146826&Crime-dips--but-it%E2%80%99s-rape-as-%E2%80%98normal%E2%80%99

At least reported murder rates are down. Whether that means actual murder rates are down is anyone’s guess.

What is the point of discussing whether rape is endemic to Southern African culture or whether it is a consequence of Apartheid or colonialism? I doubt either side can provide even a scintilla of evidence to support their point of view. I doubt whether either side can be converted even if some evidence is provided.

In the end it is what it is. And there is nothing anybody in Australia can do about rape in South Africa or in any other country.