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Hopefully our citizens are mature and ready for the day...

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CHATTYCHAT
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...when Madiba passes. Lately, our socio economic tyres have been punctured so badly by interruptions of all sorts. Should the masses pour into the streets to mourn for two weeks or more, we will just have to repair more flat tyres at immeasurable opportunity cost, over and above the direct cost associated with the burial and events created to sooth the followers. The day is close...
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Rams
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so what are you saying...his death will be a nuisance and its better if he just lived on?
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kwagga
Super Contributor
Expect a case of serious media over exposure once he moves on. The media is going to commercialize this event for all they're worth.
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CHATTYCHAT
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CHATTYCHAT
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Media will always create a circus around a serious matter - at least the economic value of expansive media coverage will benefit those stakeholders.
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Rams
Super Contributor
just remember this will not be just a South African thing...probably on a bigger scale than Diana. But i see it as a closing of a chapter: When he goes, he takes the rainbow with him?
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Rams
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just remember this will not be just a South African thing...probably on a bigger scale than Diana. But i see it as a closing of a chapter: When he goes, he takes the rainbow with him?
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Preston
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God has blessed him with a long life. Every journey has a destination.
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prancing_horse
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His daughters are already fighting for the "pot of gold" he leaves behind
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THRESHOLD
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When! he passes - for the Rand - it will be a case of "gardyloo."
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