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http://briantw.comIn the week prior to South Africa's first all-race elections, South African whites were feeling a bit gloomy about the future. Luckily, CBS's Dan Rather was able to bring good tidings from that bastion of hope, love and freedom, Zimbabwe.And everyone felt much better after Robert Mugabe's reassurance. Than more
http://briantw.comIn the week prior to South Africa's first all-race elections, South African whites were feeling a bit gloomy about the future. Luckily, CBS's Dan Rather was able to bring good tidings from that bastion of hope, love and freedom, Zimbabwe.And everyone felt much better after Robert Mugabe's reassurance. Thanks Bob![CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and Connie Chung]TRANSCRIPT:New York:---------chromakey: 'South Africa - Elections'Connie Chung: 'South Africa is expecting a huge voter turnout next week. Only a few hard-line whites are planning to boycott the election. Most are willing to give democracy a chance. For encouragement, they can look to a neighboring nation that's made the transition to majority rule. Dan Rather reports from South Africa and Zimbabwe.'map: 'Johannesburg, South Africa / Harare, Zimbabwe'South Africa:-------------Dan Rather [voice over]: 'Across South Africa, many white citizens worry that the good life will turn bitter and more dangerous for them under black majority rule. For some, like the Walkden family, the fear has become too great.'Sign outside house: 'Geffenitely SOLD - Lew Geffen'Debbie Walkden (South African citizen): 'Being exposed to it on a day-to-day basis, seemingly life is cheap and worth nothing.'Rather [v/o]: 'They're moving to New Zealand.'[Walkden dog is a border collie]Zimbabwe:---------Rathe r: 'What would you say to that family?'Robert Mugabe (president of Zimbabwe): 'I would say, 'No. Have no cause for fear at all. Be at peace.''Rather [v/o]: 'Robert Mugabe is president of Zimbabwe, South Africa's neighbor to the north - what used to be Rhodesia. 14 years ago, it was Zimbabwe that changed its government from white minority control to black majority rule.'David Hasluck: 'There was a lot of disquiet, concern about having a new president...'Rather [v/o]: 'David Hasluck was a farmer back then who joined other whites in a vicious war with the forces of Robert Mugabe, a declared Marxist-Maoist revolutionary.'Rather: 'Did you have fears for yourself and your family after the revolutionary forces won?'Hasluck: 'Yes. Of course! There was great concern that there would be chaos. And there was possibility of a bloodbath.'Rather [v/o]: '14 years later, Zimbabwe has seen neither bloodbath nor the promised revolution. The new black-run government focused not on retribution, but on improving the economy.Rather: 'Zimbabwe's tremendous natural resources helped fuel the economy. The magnificent scenery of Victoria Falls and abundant wildlife are major tourist attractions, and, after mining and agriculture, tourism is Zimbabwe's biggest income-earner.'Rather [v/o]: 'Despite fears that the economy would falter, for most whites in Zimbabwe today, life couldn't be better.'Allon Crouch (farmer): 'Oh, yes, yes. I wouldn't be anywhere else in the world.'Mugabe: 'The whites are here. They still are in control of the economy. They have most of the land in the country - 'they' being commercial farmers.'Rather [v/o]:'For black Zimbabweans, the picture has been mixed. Some land has been redistributed to the poor, but, for many blacks, life here is still close to the edge of desperation.'Rather: 'What has happened in Zimbabwe is this: Neither black hopes nor white fears have been fully realised. For blacks, who were expecting, hoping, for dramatic change, poverty remains a common experience.'Uncredited black woman: 'We were thinking that it will be better, but it's getting worse. It's getting worse.'Ian Smith: 'I think it's a tragedy...'Rather [v/o]: 'In a garden across town, Ian Smith, the last prime minister of old Rhodesia, is tolerated by the black government, even as he accuses it of communism and corruption.'Rather: 'Why do you stay?'Smith: 'Because it's my country - I was born here. My roots go down deep. And I love it.'Rather [v/o]: 'Those who haved stayed would tell their neighbors in South Africa how little has changed compared to how much more has stayed the same.'School students [singing]: 'Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe...'Rather [v/o]: 'Real change occurs across generations. The young now sing one common national anthem. And all now call themselves Zimbabweans.'New York:---------Connie Chung: 'In South Africa the voting begins on Tuesday. CBS News will be there, and Dan will have another special report on Monday.'
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