"I was lucky enough to be part of a generation which saw apartheid recede in front of our advance to a multiracial society."
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At the time of independence, Zimbabwe had zero debt. By June 1996 debts totalled 130% of GDP.
South Africa's foreign policy: Human rights and national interests.