The future is now: A call to SA’s youth to build social justice – The Mail & Guardian

The future is now: A call to SA’s youth to build social justice – The Mail & Guardian

After 30 years of democracy, South Africa continues to grapple with poverty, unemployment and inequality. We remain a society defined by its dualities: rich versus poor, formal versus informal and insiders versus outsiders.  Socio-economic statistics confirm the material effect of this reality. The richest 10% of the population own more than 85% of household wealth. Unemployment is at 32.78% — and even higher among youth aged 15 to 34, at 45.5%.…