South Africa's Internal Struggles

South Africa has long been seen as Africa's economic diamond in the ruff. It has just been added to the list of BRIC countries indicating a rising and prospering economy. Although there is a great deal of economic success in the nation of South Africa there remains a great deal of internal domestic issues that still haunt and will continue to unless dealt with. A vast majority of the populace in South Africa lives in extreme poverty. One of the biggest set backs that the nation faces has to do with the peoples general distrust for the governement and especially in regards to local government and their inability to deal with the heath, crime and poverty levels. There is always a great deal of scandal in the news with politicians, and this even goes as high up to the president. The forward moving and democratic ANC party does not seem to be providing the kind of initiatives which it has been running on since the end of the Apartheid, and with racial tensions still flaring in the country it is unlikely that a shift towards the Democratic Alliance.

Matt Boguslawski