From rainbow to shame: How xenophobia betrayed the South...

From rainbow to shame: How xenophobia betrayed the South...

South Africa today stands at a dangerous crossroads of its own making. Once celebrated as the Rainbow Nation and the undisputed economic powerhouse of Africa, it now finds itself grappling with the predictable consequences of years of populist politics, economic mismanagement, rising intolerance and self-inflicted diplomatic isolation. Nigeria, and indeed the rest of Africa, should watch events unfolding in South Africa with keen interest-not ou…

From Rainbow To Shame: How Xenophobia Betrayed The South African Dream

By Seye Oladejo South Africa today stands at a dangerous crossroads of its own making. Once celebrated as the Rainbow Nation and the undisputed economic powerhouse of Africa, it now finds itself grappling with the predictable consequences of years of populist politics, economic mismanagement, rising intolerance and self-inflicted diplomatic isolation. Nigeria, and indeed the rest of Africa, should watch events unfolding in South Africa with keen…