On the third day I saw more than a hundred buffalo crossing the road, and four lions trailing behind them. This, I was told, was the law of the jungle. There was a stark, cold brutal reality about this experience. I wondered if South Africa would suffer the viciousness and devastation that other new nations were experiencing. I was a little surprised to find that normalcy and routine seem to characterize daily life in South Africa.
People go about their business every day.
Cities like Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town are bustling with activity. Good people in urban and rural communities are addressing pressing problems and making plans for the future. Unfortunately, acts of violence are also a part of daily life, and killing has become an aspect of the norm. Violence and fear permeate the consciousness of every South African. The newspapers have become a daily record of stonings, stabbings and shootings.