[GingisK]

My point is that things were a lot worse there earlier than they are now.

You haven't been keeping up with the news coming out of Africa, have you?

[luckyluke]

You haven't been keeping up with the news coming out of Africa, have you?

You are confusing South Africa and Africa. S. Africa (which is what I was referring to) is a country; Africa is a contintent which contains S. Africa, Zimbabwe and many other countries. Back to grade school geography for you!