Editor's note

South Africans are growing increasingly frustrated with the slow pace of economic and social change - and many blame the country’s first democratic president, Nelson Mandela, for making too many compromises in the deal that ended apartheid.

Tomorrow marks 24 years since Mandela was inaugurated. Steven Friedman argues those who accuse Mandela of “selling out” don’t understand the limited opportunities Mandela and his colleagues had to insist on far more radical change.

Thabo Leshilo

Politics + Society Editor

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The flaws in the political settlement that ended apartheid need urgent attention. GCIS

Why it's wrong to blame South Africa's woes on Mandela's compromises

Steven Friedman, University of Johannesburg

Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.

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