South Africa is becoming a scary place to live. Not only is there crime, but it is unnecessarily violent. People being murdered (And not just a straight forward murder either) for a mere mobile phone, or even for nothing. Infrastructure is either non existent, or it is falling into shambles due to lack of funds caused by a corrupt government. Cape Town was on the verge of completely running out of water, and we were already limited to 50l water/person/day. Trains don't run, and if they do, they are not safe mainly due to stabbings and robbery. We don't have enough electricity, so during peak usage times, houses and business have their electricity cut for 2 - 6 hours a day.
We have to live with security gates and bar, private armed security, electric fences or razor wires.
Windows on cars ALWAYS shut.

I think you get the picture. Sadly it is a beautiful country that is going to wreck and ruin. There are some lovely places and as a tourist you probably wouldn't realise what it is actually like living there. I just thought there is no way I am going to live there another 40 years, so if I am going to see myself emigrating, why put off the inevitable.
But it doesn't make it any less hard actually making the jump. Just me and my pug