Contradictions

South Africa is a nation of contradictions. Apartheid is over, but the whites still control the wealth. It's in Africa, but the roads are filled with Audi's, BMW's, Mercedes, and Ferrari's (occasionally a Toyota or a Renault, but they're the exception). The cities are filled with the poorest of the poor, who make 8 rand per day (~$1.15), but the wealthy hunt Rhinos for $100,000 a head.

There was a broken down bus with 16 Africans milling around on the other side of the road, only a mile in front of a broken down X5 with a black father looking under the hood, the daughter and brother playin in the grass and the mother waiting patiently in the passengers seat.

Richard Branson gives a poor black weightlifter in Alexandra a weight set so he starts a gym, with an Audi parked in the next house door that looks like it came out of the intro scene of Slumdog Millionaire.

It's a crazy world out there.