New South Africa still has many challenges

IT is enlightening that people are asking more about the working systems of the country.

This ranges from higher education that has demonstrated a culture of racism and sexism to those in power, with affluence and influence that have proven that equality is abstract.

It is the “new South Africa” that implied that everyone is equal. It also expected people to “reconcile”.

Black people have now noted that it is difficult to reconcile when the majority of black people are still challenged by the same struggles they faced during apartheid.

This is not to say that the country has not enabled better life opportunities for a few black people, but the struggles of many black people continue in the “new South Africa”.

The struggle continues to the extent that certain Indian and coloured people no longer identify themselves as black.

We have also seen violent black people bringing to the forefront issues of class and access.

As a result, we have seen our countrymen correctly challenging the notions of a “rainbow nation”, the most recent one being the notions of “born frees”. What we have also heard is the ongoing discourse on “transformation”, “redressing” and “inclusiveness”.

The hope is that those that fly the capitalism flag high, those who have sustained the remnants of apartheid and government leadership, are willing for change.