Why Radovan fled to South Africa is more obvious after the publication of the book Gangster State, it works there similarly to here

The Gangster State

When public life is structured by informal encounters and the threat of economic or social exclusion, argues Matthew Kruger. Even though we live in a gangster state unfinished, we are on the best way. When it comes to the things that matter, there is no rule of law, only rule by law. The laws that bind the fabric of our lives no longer emanate from the democratic structures of Parliament.

Source : https://hsf.org.za/publications/gangster-state