The architects of Apartheid reprehensibly constructed the classification of people into race groups, and the legacy of that racial classification remains a significant determinant in an individual’s economic and social prospects in South Africa today.
On average, black, coloured and Indian/Asian South Africans earn less, experience higher levels of unemployment and lower levels of upwards social mobility than white South Africans. Racial relations may have improved, but racism remains a very real problem in South Africa. We must act as one to build a non-racial society by addressing the following key challenges: