30 years after apartheid ended - are apartheid victims in South Africa being ignored? | DW News
South Africa is marking 30 years since its transition to democracy from the racial segregation of apartheid.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has led celebrations in Pretoria. His government is expected to face its sternest test in next month's elections. South Africa is one of continent's leading economies but severe poverty and rising unemployment have dampened much of the optimism from 30 years ago.
Today, many of those who fought against apartheid are still demanding justice for the crimes they suffered.
For more on this, we talk to DW Correspondent Dianne Hawker in Pretoria, South Africa.
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Still want reparations from more than 30 years ago while the statute of limitations is 20 years? They should protest the current government that has kept the money for themselves
Unless I missed something, perhaps what's being ignored is that select portions of South Africa are a few steps away from becoming Mad Max. Corrupt, incompetent and violent people rule, hate crimes run rampant and all progress is being destroyed. It's disheartening.
Failed state🇿🇦
Not yet, and they still have earned and deserve a chance
LMAO 😂😂😂, look at us now! Another fallen country.
No need for that bitterness
The TRC's emphasis on reconciliation and chose forgiveness over prosecution, and reparation over retaliation. It was so hopeful, a new way to get further together...a light for humanity! And now....😢30 years on
Sometimes you gotta let it go and focus on the future. By not letting go the past, they only drag on the problems into the past and future and they will always remain victims of apartheid.
European South africans will continue to move out of South Africa. South Africa will return to its thrd world country it once was.
So what let them move out no one is holding them back there's no threat when a white person moves out. If third would non of your business
So be it, they were discriminated against in their own land. Better poor but having their dignity back.
tell them to move out. no one is holding them back.
They are not moving fast enough
@@uviweboyana8936 And then you run after them to Europe. And must be rescued off the coast of Italy 🤭🤭🤭😆
So Democracy was in apartheid time now is failed sate ????? Congratulation South Africa you did the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!
And since apartheid was dismantled (which was clearly the right thing to do), South Africa has deteriorated to the point where it nearly resembles a developing nation. They suffer from eroding municipal systems, failing water supply, intermittent electrical blackouts. It's sad to see.
Unfortunately the country will never move forward and reach its potential while so many people are looking backwards. The ordinary people are great, it's the politicians that are the problem, regularly opening old wounds to score political favour, creating false expectations, spreading blatant lies, and then being involved in massive corruption once they any sort of political influence.
Lies, lies....we are hungry and dying in pit toilets and cholera🇿🇦
Aaah, face paints. When might they grow-up as a people?
Never. They'll forever play the victim and blame the past🙄
It already is. That is why I left. No future for ANYONE.
And after face paints you'll go after tattoos as a means to evaluate "growing up as people"?
@@labourlawact7826we love face paints. Leave us alone.
@@ArnoSnyman007great and don't come back.
Excellent report of such a universally important update. More detailed follow up reports especially on changes in education and healthcare as well as economic disparities and access would be greatly appreciated. Thank you DW
That's what you get with septuagenarian politicians. the wealthier they became, the more they distance themselves from the issues that got them into power.
100 million for the sufferiing of apartheid?
Hats off to anyone who fights apartheid. Then and now. In South Africa and elsewhere.
Btw ask elon about apartheid.... He and his father liked it a lot 😂😂😂 and now he is usa resident 😂😂😂😂
Elon Musk is African-American, very literally.
S. Africa can improve if it helps Palestine improve
Talking about poverty even in Europe their alot of poverty in Moldova and Ukraine just to name a few..at this point Europeans can not shame africa😂😂
Of course we can.
Lol
Facts checked: Nelson Mandela warned them all 1994 : South Africa freedom is NOT complete from the river 2 the sea: palestina will be free! Facts! 1000% South Africa is no where near Nelson Mandela dreams or Martin Luther king Ghandhi or Steve Biko🤣🤣🤣