In Cry, the Beloved Country, how is the destruction of the tribal way of life a major part of the problem in South Africa?

In this novel, the destruction of tribal life creates a large problem in South America. The tight tribal communities, the loss of respect for the chief, and the lost traditions and rituals are completely damaging, especially when nothing else is there to replace it. When the tribes were broken up by the arrival of the white people, they were not accepted by the white people. The white people have disrupted the way of life for the tribes, but do not work to help them fit in to the new ways of living. Once the tribes were broken, those people had nowhere safe to turn and they lived in fear of the world around them. Many problems in South Africa, highlighted in the novel, focus on the distance between the native people and the new inhabitants. Two groups of people that do not respect each other have a hard time creating a safe place that can grow and survive in a healthy manner.