Car theft: Do Your Job, Commissioner

Here are a few ways to look at the extraordinary admission this week by police commissioner Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola that South African cops get little cooperation in neighbouring countries when trying to retrieve stolen cars smuggled across our borders.

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The situation indicates the general level of disdain and lack of respect for South Africa. This is hardly surprising, given that most people in this country — black and white — believe they are superior to other Africans.