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The end of apartheid in 1994 heralded a new era of promise and possibility for South Africa. The nation could harness the skills and energies of all its people to create prosperity for all. The country’s youth, some of whom had spent their energies fighting the brutal apartheid regime, were free to pursue age-appropriate activities, especially education, and improve their chances in life.
As the country marks 30 years of democracy, it’s time to take stock. David Everatt paints a gloomy picture, showing that young South Africans are more marginalised now than they were 30 years ago.
In the third and last episode of The Conversation Weekly’s special three-part podcast series, What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, Sithembile Mbete sets out how persistent inequality makes young South Africans question Mandela’s legacy. Richard Calland ponders the role leadership in addressing inequality, corruption and social justice in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Thabo Leshilo
Politics + Society
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David Everatt, University of the Witwatersrand
Fewer young South Africans are doing as well as their counterparts from 30 years ago. They are hardest hit by unemployment.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation
The third and final part of our series What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa on The Conversation Weekly podcast. Featuring interviews with Sithembile Mbete and Richard Calland.
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Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria
The security services that watch over South Africans today are a far cry from the instruments of minority rule of the apartheid era. They are subject to the constitution and the rule of law.
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Hugh Corder, University of Cape Town
The court covered itself in glory in the first 15 years, but its performance has been patchy since then, coinciding with Jacob Zuma’s presidency.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation
The second episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Mashupye Maserumule and Michael Sachs.
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Nancy J. Jacobs, Brown University
In a matter of days, one Kenyan’s intervention helped give South Africa a peaceful transition to its first post-apartheid government.
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Ed Elson, University of the Western Cape
MeerKAT has made remarkable contributions to South African and international science.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation
The first episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Steven Friedman and Sandy Africa.
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Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa
The Independent Electoral Commission cannot afford to put a foot wrong in the country’s most important election since democracy in 1994, on 29 May.
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Duane Jethro, University of Cape Town
Commerce, culture and heritage mix in rather strange and sometimes unsettling ways in South Africa, especially when the struggle for freedom is commemorated.
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25 April 2024
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Cape Town
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26 April 2024
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Cape Town
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6 - 8 May 2024
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Bellville
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6 - 24 May 2024
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Cape Town
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