Post apartheid South Africa is the most unequal country

 

Post apartheid South Africa is the most unequal country

The article/video that I read explains the effects of apartheid/colonization on, comedian, Trevor Noah. He shared how his parents were in a world where “they were the ones who faced the ills,” adding that it was "a struggle I didn't even know I was a part of". His dad was a white swiss man who married a black woman, (which is punishable by a lifetime in prison) so you could say he was “born a crime.” After he became a world renown comedian in america who works on the daily show, he wrote a biography that explained what it was like to live in africa during and after an apartheid. He explains that even after the apartheid ended, the split between whites and blacks economically is bigger than ever. 

Imagine a forest with 1000 trees, and all of the trees except for 1 is stagnant (not able to grow). The 1 tree gets to grow and become rich with branches and needles but the others are trapped down below having no hope to catch up. that's what it is like in south africa. Post apartheid south africa is the most unequal country. You find virtually no whites living below the middle class. Whites have, in fact, comfortably improved their economic status in post-apartheid South Africa because their work is such a big share of the national income to the top 10%. 

Still currently africans are recovering from the apartheid and struggle because of the lack of income and the dangerous neighborhoods they live in. He shares stories about his time growing up during the recovery period from the apartheid and it shows just how much they were affected by the colonization and decisions other nations inflicted upon them. Of course it is unfair that the whites suppressed the black and colored people, but the big issue is the hole they left them in. it is practically unescapable with help. 

What are some ways we could help the recovery process from the apartheid?