ISSN: 2639-2119
Authors: Govender J*
South Africa’s early history, it’s apartheid past and current politics appear to be characterized by systemic violence. This triple system of violence have had impacts on the country’s peoples to recover their citizenship, dignity and sufficient material condition to lift themselves out of poverty and unemployment. Each system of governance seems to have had a rolling effect on South Africa’s social system, what is better known as deep structural faults in the political-economy. Framed against the apartheid past and the current evidence, inequality is entrenched along racial lines. The majority black population appear to be wedged in. They experience the worst unemployment, poverty and inequality. The explanations for South Africa’s misfortunes are to be found in some respects to the failure of redress approaches; indeterminate and un-coordinated efforts by central, provincial and local spheres of government; and the failure to effectively implement social and public policies. This paper proposes that racialized inequality will have ongoing negative impacts on society. Crucially, racialized inequality will act as a barrier in and of itself to the social transformation.
Keywords: Poverty; Social Policy; Inequality; Unemployment
