South Africa: Corruption and the colour of one's skin

Somebody coming from Mars would be forgiven for thinking that the era of black rule is rife with corruption and nepotism, writes Saliem Fakier.The white world would have been thought of as being better if one is to believe that its history was always populated with saints. History though. is infrequently remembered for what it is, seldom uncovered for all of its diversity and always selectively appropriated. Short memory, too, is the enemy of history -- and there is lots of it going around.