The future of the youth under serge, implications of the democratic and economic trajectories of post-apartheid South Africa

Abstract

Since its independence in 1994 to date, South Africa has remained the economic powerhouse in Africa. Though unannounced it flexes its “hegemony” disguisedin its well decorated tools of diplomacy in this part of the hemisphere and its influence and impact on a global scale is visible in its global pacts such as the BRICKS.Its majestic world class infrastructure is a clear distinction of its economic success stories which demarcates it from the rest of the continent. Despite these giant steps towards being a vanguard of Excellencyin Africa, the forenamed stateis swamped with perilous conundrums such that majority of its population has remained very poor and the gap between the rich and poor continues to widen astronomically. Consequently, crime rate has reached unprecedented levels compared with most African states which are not at war; youth and women unemployment is rampant. Unequal distribution of resources between various races in the rainbow nation is a major problem, threatening to possibly reverse the remarkable level of democracy which is largely enjoyed in this nation.