Short answer is no, international investors won't withdraw money from the country because of this. The international coverage is because of mainly the coverage South Africa is getting over the world cup and people's fear over safety issues in this country. Terrorism is still fresh in the minds of everyone world wide. However, if nationalization becomes a reality, and I not saying it will, you will see $ Billions leave the shores of this continent very quickly. The one thing that draws investors to this country is mineral wealth and the investor opportunities it presents. Without that this country will have very little to offer any foreign investor. More concerning is that this event fits into a serious of other events. This is just another puzzle peace in the bigger puzzle called - `Marginalization of wealthy minorities". If one of your thoughts over this weekend was leaving this country, then this government succeeded once again with an orchestrated attempt to create "paranoia, fear and racial hatred and division". One of my mottos in live is to never make any big decisions when I'm feeling emotional about anything. It works wonders when you're trading, and can be applied as a general rule in life. I suggest you start doing the same.