Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society. Political divisions have fueled a growing disappointment with Nelson Mandela's liberation party, the ANC.
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society. Political divisions have fueled a growing disappointment with Nelson Mandela's liberation party, the ANC.People queued up for hours to cast their votes, full of hope, optimism and joy. That positive spirit continued as Nelson Mandela was elected president after spending 27 years in prison.
Meanwhile, the gap between rich and poor has kept growing -- despite the fact that the ANC made the issue a central concern when it came to power in 1994. Frustration over these shattered dreams runs deep.
Youth unemployment is a major issue, said Guilengue. Nearly half of the population under the age of 34 is considered unemployed, and this has further fueled a sense of social instability, reinforcing xenophobic sentiments and resulting in dozens of deaths over the years.-- caused by reported corruption within the state energy supplier Eskom -- have kept the lights off for many across the country for hours each day over the past decade.
"The efforts to bring people together as a nation, which were really palpable in the early Mandela years, have evaporated," he added.South Africa slid into its most serious crisis in the past three decades under the leadership of former President Jacob Zuma, who was in office from 2009 until his dismissal in 2018.
South Africa has not recovered from this experience. On the contrary, clientelism and nepotism seem to now be enshrined in the country's culture, said Silke. "We were quick to believe that we could fix things in a short space of time," said Harris."In some cases, this has led to quick-fix solutions that have not served us well."Beyond its many domestic issues, South Africa wants to position itself as an advocate against oppression on a global level -- especially after its decades-long experience of apartheid, said Guilengue.
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