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South Africa is ready to turn the page on an era of misrule
南開準備翻開暴政時代的新篇章
IT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END IN SOUTH Africa.
南非一個時代的終結即將來臨。
Or the end of the beginning.
也可以說是一次開始的結束。
Either way, scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma is on his way out after eight years in power.
無論如何，在位8年之后，丑聞纏身的南非總統雅各布·祖馬就要卸任了。
After he resigned on Feb.14 amid attempts by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party to dislodge him,
祖馬于2月14日提交了辭呈，在此之前，執政黨非洲人國民大會（簡稱ANC）就意欲將其趕下臺，
one thing is clear: South Africa is ready to turn the page.
有一點是可以肯定的：南非已經準備好翻開新的一頁了。
And given how abysmally run the country has been over much of the past decade, that’s unqualified good news.
鑒于這個國家在過去10年的大部分時間里都是一敗涂地，這一消息可謂十足的好消息。
Compared with other countries whose economies are fueled by entrenched patronage networks, South Africa is much more pluralistic.
相比其他經濟由牢固的盟友網絡推動的國家相比，南非的問題要多元得多。
Information about corruption at the top political levels is readily available,
政府高層的腐敗證據隨手可得，
so few South Africans will be unaware that Zuma still faces 783 corruption, fraud, racketeering and money-laundering charges relating to a pre-presidency arms deal.
很少有南非人不知道祖馬至今仍面臨著783起關于他在就任總統之前進行軍火交易時腐敗、欺詐、勒索和洗錢的指控。
In that respect, South Africa is much like Brazil, which is undergoing its own political convulsions.
在這方面，南非非常像也正經歷著政治動蕩的巴西。
And like Brazil, South Africa will emerge all the stronger for it.
和巴西一樣，南非也會變得更加強大。
Strong rule of law and a robust media environment can cause short-term political chaos but often prove steadying in the long run.
強硬的法治，強健的媒體環境可能會引起短期的政治混亂，但通常都會最終穩定下來。
