Report from Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, follows the apparently similar working day of a middle-class white, a butcher, and a middle-class African, a brewery representative, then lets a group of whites and a group of Africans air their hopes for the political future of the country.

The butcher, who appears very satisfied with his life, has a large house, drives a big car, visits his main shop and meets his farming friends at the tobacco auctions and at a large cattle station. The African has a larger family but a smaller house and car, receives his orders from a white manager and apparently does business only with other Africans; he is happy for he realises he is lucky to have such a good job. White Rhodesians dislike being "messed about by the British government" and say present political uncertainty is destroying country's potential for development although they have great faith in Sir Roy Welensky's leadership. One says Africans will not be ready to govern for another 50-100 years, when he will go to South Africa. Africans complain about this racial prejudice, which is albeit on the decline, and say they are ready to govern now.