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Giant and DwarfLeague activists demonstrated in T-shirts with a portrait of Gaddafi holding a Kalashnikov inhis hand. For Malema and his companions Gaddafi is the hero of the fight against colonialism,murdered by the “western imperialists” and “agent-provocateurs”. The corrupt regimeof the Swaziland king, renowned for his luxurious lifestyle he and his 13 wives led, bannedpolitical parties and totally ruined the economy of a country with 1.2 million people, butwas not criticized by Malema. 26 However, neighboring Botswana—one of the most prosperousand peaceful countries of Africa—is a thorn in Malema’s side and he openly calledfor “regime change” in Botswana. It was only after this brawl that the ANC lost patienceand finally removed Malema from his Youth League leadership position.The challenges that South Africa faces deserves a book of their own, but that is notour goal. On the other hand, to write about Africa without mentioning this single islandof the developed world on the continent would not give an accurate picture. South Africaillustrates that African societies can be, in certain circumstance, relatively prosperous, butalso how fragile such prosperity and peace can be. Those reading this book a few years afterthe death of Nelson Mandela, will be in a much better position to assess how significantthe role of this extraordinary man was in maintaining peace and relative prosperity in themost advanced country of the African continent. Is the steady growth of Cuban doctorsand teachers in the country is just a form of humanitarian aid, or does it, as some SouthAfricans believe, herald a future revolution, alongside which the Malema phenomenonwould be just a transient insignificant episode? In 2012 we can only hope that South Africafinds not only a youthful mutation of Mugabe but also an equivalent successor to NelsonMandela. And we can also hope that if the situation dramatically worsens in the future asGenocide Watch warns us, the international community will act and it will not result in thedevastation of this beautiful country, which is so important for this continent.26 Swazi king must give up power, says Bishop Mabuza. BBC, 2011-11-14. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15718890.46