South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent

South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the country’s multicoloured flag.

The ANC has been in power ever since the first democratic, all-race election of 27 April, 1994, the vote that officially ended apartheid. The 1994 election changed South Africa from a country where Black and other non-white people were denied most basic freedoms, not just the right to vote. Laws controlled where they lived, where they were allowed to go on any given day and what jobs they could have. After apartheid fell, a constitution was adopted guaranteeing the rights of all South Africans no matter their race, religion, gender or sexuality.

South Africa is still the most unequal country in the world in terms of wealth distribution, according to the World Bank, with race a key factor. It is also poignant that many South Africans who never experienced apartheid and are referred to as “Born Frees” are now old enough to vote.

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