Persistence of Socio-economic inequalities in the post-apartheid era in South Africa: The impact of corruption on sustainable development goas. This paper seeks to ascertain the impact of corruption on sustainable development goals in the post-apartheid South Africa. The paper examines what impact has corruption had on the persistence of socio-economic inequalities in South Africa after gaining freedom from apartheid regime. Despite the fact that the legacy of apartheid regime has had an impact
South Africa is both a new democracy and developing country. Like other developing countries, South Africa struggles for access to scarce resources in a highly unequal society enforced by its history. The gap between the rich and poor is vast. According to the Libertarian theory, the inequality would not be seen as immoral as the gap would not be of great concern when people are entitled to property they have acquired and to not have that interfered with. The Rawlsian theory however, recognises that
There are some similarities, but various differences between political parties and social movements. It is the sometimes dishonest, intimidating and corrupt nature of political parties as well as the ideological driven nature of social movements which make social movements more adequately placed than political parties to reflect the views of citizens. This is evident in past social movements within South Africa. Social movements are often informal, or loosely organisational groups of individuals and
Minimum wages policies have always been controversial among economist while some supporters of minimum wages justify them as improving the living conditions of the poor, unskilled, unorganized workers (card and Krueger, 1992) and also reducing income inequality between men and women, between black and white workers. Some analyst pay attention to the fact that the introduction of minimum wages increases the labour market earnings of those employed, while others emphasize that the introduction of minimum
who are suppressed have less freedom. 2. Apartheid in South Africa In South Africa the apartheid shows in racial segragation. The difference between the people is the skin colour. Some people are white, some black and some of them are mixed race. Early in the twentieth century white people from Europe came to live in South Africa. They thought they were better and friendlier
1. Introduction Since South Africa’s transition from an apartheid government into that of a democracy the country has been met with unprecedented change and developmental challenges. Since then, creating a sustainable society within the country has been a major topic with regards to the implementation of developmental policies, however to fully grasp the aforementioned one has to understand the complexities surrounding creating a sustainable society. A now widely accepted policy framework in planning
According to Freddy(2009)There have been misconception’s regarding the effectiveness of democracy as the appropriate ideology for Africa. Radical tribalist believe that Africa needs a form of government that speak to their cultural needs and tribalism cannot be dismisse.Countries such as Zimbabwe , Drc ,Rwanda and slowly south Africa are sad stories of democracy. All sharing the same reason of not having the interest of people at heart. Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has been
Social construction is a concept that one may not be aware of while it takes place from a young age. People somewhat live in segregation depending on their skin colour, their class, or gender. In reality, skin colour, class or gender does not really mean anything; these concepts only have meaning because society has given them meaning (Flores, 2014). Social construction refers to how society has grouped people based on demographics and given privileges to those who are regarded as higher up (Flores
powerful image of South Africa’s history. It creates an image that any South African knows only to well. Over time has this image of our country changed? How are we transforming our country and is it effective? More to the point, does the concept of justice exist in the financial aid system in South Africa today? By exploring John Rawls and Martha Nussbaum’s theories, this essay will critically discuss these questions. The fact that law regulates the financial aid system in South Africa will also provide
segment. Thus, Play Your Part, as run by Brand South Africa, establishes a major strength in making its sole reason for being an ethical endeavour. This primary objective mandates the buy-in of the South African people as well as its governing bodies. Brand Identity: A corporation’s commitment to a consistent presentation of their brand identity across all consumer touch points reflect a strong communications structure as well as a well-established